Letters to my readers
March 13, 2026
Dear readers,
I wrote the following on January 27, 2026. That was my last and final winter in Texas.
Happy New Year! I hope all it’s going well in your life, amid the bitter cold of this winter storm. The ice is melting as we speak, believe it or not, and our hearts are, too, after witnessing the outpouring of love coming from people around the country in response to the murder of Renée Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota.
I’m not a mind reader, or a future teller, but I’m very optimistic about this country, because I see that the good people come in the hundred-millions here. For that reason, when I see something wrong happening I do not blame the entire country or the entire system. However, there are certain main principles that had allowed bad human elements to thrive. One of them is the transactional nature of human relations. That is under our control, and that we can certainly change deep inside. We cannot change bad actors, those are doomed by their own verbosity and actions, but we can certainly allow the wheels of justice do their work, because they are more imminent and implacable than we all think.
Let’s focus on what we can control and what we can change, which is basically the way we relate to the world and those around us.
I’m not talking about big words, or charity, I’m talking about a change in paradigm most needed right now. I know it sounds daunting, because nobody can do this on their own, since nothing is born in a vacuum. Nevertheless, it’s actually pretty simple, we need to take a look at our inner state of affairs. How are we relating to the world? Is it a true connection, or is it a simple transaction? A give and take, until nobody has anything to give, therefore nothing to take at the end.
In my essay Transactional, I talk about who we are becoming and the things we have discovered lately about ourselves. It’s not possible to keep going, if we are not well. So our job right now is to protect our mental health, since our minds are the most precious gifts our ancestors have given us, a treasure that we have an obligation to keep enriching and nurturing with our mutual love and warmth.
Please receive this warm hug, from somebody who has been on the other side of hatred and knows that there is always a way out.
Happy New Year!
