“Do not abandon your illusions. Without them you can continue to exist, but you cease to live.” (Mark Twain)

“Do not abandon your illusions. Without them you can continue to exist, but you cease to live.” (Mark Twain) (Today's writing is dedicated to my very special friend, who is facing a very difficult health moment in her life) When reading an ironic quote about the profession of economics, it made us think that “nothing happens by chance!”: “Definition of an economist: he is an expert who will be able to explain tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday did not happen today!” We must be fully aware that today, we know more than yesterday, and everything leads us to believe that tomorrow we know more than today, which will be a good reason to live for tomorrow. I really believe that nothing happens by chance. Everything in life has a reason, nothing happens by chance, not even a glass falls on the floor by chance, destiny has it in store for us, sometimes. several surprises. As a poem by Richard Bach said “Nothing happens by chance./There is no such thing as luck./There is a meaning behind every small act./It may not be seen clearly immediately,/but it will be before too much time passes.” We all know that no tragedy ever goes away, but a light of illusion always comes on that it will soon end. “I don’t think anything happens by chance, you know? That deep down things have their secret plan, even though we don’t understand it.”(Carlos Ruiz Zafón) Ultimately, we must always be honest in our words and coherent in our actions, continually expressing concern for others, without ever forgetting the wise words of Harvey Thomas, communication specialist, “if you said something and they didn't listen to you, it was because you you didn’t say!”, or on the other hand, quoting a Chinese proverb, (I’ve read that the phrase is attributed to Pythagoras) “if the word you are going to say is not the most beautiful one than silence, shut up!” We all have to be fully aware that the advantage of deciding, even if the options are not excellent, is knowing that we chose our path and did not let things happen to us. We chose what seemed to be the best path, and that can help us move forward "Nothing happens by chance. There is a Great Plan and, within it, a countless number of small great plans. A little plan for each of us. All the things that happen to us need no explanation.”Aldous Huxley) Maybe that's why there are those who say that overcoming ourselves is necessary. Moving forward is essential. Looking back is a waste of time. Past if were good was present. “Here however we don’t look back for long. We continue to move forward, opening new doors and doing new things. Because we are curious... and curiosity continues to lead us down new paths. Let’s move on.” (Walt Disney) Let's be strong. Let's hold on tight. We fall. We get up. We raise our heads. And let's always keep moving forward. We are stronger than we think. Moving forward is essential. Looking back is a waste of time. Just move on. As Martin Luther King said: “If you can't fly, run. If you can't run, walk. If you can't walk, crawl, but keep going anyway.” (Today's writing is dedicated to my very special friend, who is facing a very difficult health moment in her life)