During the celebration of International Women's Day on March 8th, 2020 I read , with some students, a bit of poetry and prose.
A vivid memory which I wanted to share with you.
Here’s to the crazy ones.
The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers.
The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently.
They’re not fond of rules.
And they have no respect for the status quo.
The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers.
The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently.
They’re not fond of rules.
And they have no respect for the status quo.
You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them,
disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them.
About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them.
Because they change things.
They invent. They imagine.
They heal. They explore. They create. They inspire.
They push the human race forward.
Maybe they have to be crazy.
disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them.
About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them.
Because they change things.
They invent. They imagine.
They heal. They explore. They create. They inspire.
They push the human race forward.
Maybe they have to be crazy.
How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art?
Or sit in silence and hear a song that’s never been written?
Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels?
While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.
Or sit in silence and hear a song that’s never been written?
Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels?
While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.
Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change
the world,
are the ones who do.
are the ones who do.
Jack Kerouac
Brindemos por
las locas, por las inadaptadas
por las rebeldes, por las alborotadoras,
por las que no encajan, por las que ven las cosas de una manera diferente. No
les gustan las reglas y no respetan el statu
quo.
Puedes alabarlas, no estar de acuerdo con ellas,
citarlas, cuestionarlas, glorificarlas o vilipendiarlas. Pero lo que no puedes hacer es ignorarlas.
Porque cambian las cosas. Inventan. Imaginan.
Sanan. Exploran. Crean. Inspiran. Empujan
adelante la raza humana.
Puede que
tengan que estar locas. [ ... ] Mientras algunos las ven como locas, nosotros vemos el genio.
Porque las 煤nicas que se creen tan locas como para pensar que pueden cambiar el mundo, son las que lo hacen.
Jack Kerouac
[American
novelist and poet (1922-1969), pioneer of the Beat Generation (1950) – On the road.]
[Some notes about Jack Kerouac → https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kerouac]
have a serene day
Lourdes 馃挍
