Cinco meses después...

Cinco meses después de salir de mi país, aun extraño todo en la misma medida. Todo lo no material.

Cinco meses después de haber vivido en Medellín, asumí el reto.

Cinco meses después comprendí lo que es vivir el día a día. No esperé nada del día siguiente, con poco salí a diario con mi mejor cara, a atender cada cliente con todo lo que tenía y más. Dediqué mis días no solo a vender sino a escuchar. A diario escuchaba historias de cada uno de mis clientes, de todo tipo de historias. Cada uno dejaba algo de ellos dentro de mí.

Si pudiese plasmar en una foto cada una de sus caras, no dudaría en hacerlo. Cada uno merece su puesto. Desde el niño pequeño con una incansable alegría, con el que hablaba de cosas que sólo los niños saben mirar. Hasta el señor con el que no hablaba pero veía a diario llegar a su casa, desgastado, cansado y quizá un poco desesperanzado.

De observar y hablar con la gente aprendí mucho, quizás más de lo que hubiese aprendido sólo caminando la ciudad.

Cinco meses después hice amistades sin darme cuenta.

Cinco meses después, no me detuve y seguí mi recorrido.

Cinco meses después, seguí a Costa Rica.

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