Short story

-It's getting late. I have to go.
-Say you want to, you do not have to. Can't you see there are more things in life?
-More important than our rights? I do not think so.
-I'm just saying we can be happy without the Party, there are many things that matter: a sunset, a smile, a conversation, the rain, a kiss, the stars. Do not all these things mean anything to you?
-You are getting all wrong, honey. Those things you say are what They want you to focus on to make you feel free but we all are slaves of the system.
-Ok, honey, I do think there are some things that we must change but life is not only politics, and if you get obsessed with them, you will never be satisfied with what you have, which is the clue for a happy existence.
-And that is exactly what I want, my point is to be happy as well but if we do not do anything to change what we think is wrong, we will never be able to be happy.
-Come on, do not be hypocrite. You just say that cause you do not want to feel guilty. Or are you telling me that while you get drunk, date someone or travel around you are fighting for our rights?
-At least I feel guilty if I do nothing, not like you.
-That does not make you a better person, do you realise? You only help other people because of your fear of feeling guilty and that is selfish in another way. Do not fool yourself.
-The same to you.

And they kept walking under the moonlight, without knowing what to do to set themselves free.

Time to change

Today it's Christmas Eve. How nice. Everyone around the table eating a lot and pretending a lot too. Beautiful. But well, I do not want to talk about that, I want to talk about our dear king, Juan Carlos. Well, about monarchy in general. I watched his Merry Xmas message on TV. Yeah, he talked a lot actually, I listened to the whole message but I didn't get anything. Lots of talking and no meaning. I heard economical difficulty, army's great efforts, fight against terrorism, train of progress, new decade, democracy, development, but I didn't understand anything. Honestly, a five year-old with a dictionary could prepare his speech. (I'm sure that the boy would be able to vocalise better than him as well).
Anyway, what he says doesn't really matter, he is our king, you know, and nothing would be possible without him. Everyone is just so pleased about giving the royal family money. Buying ecological food is wasting money, not that.
What did he do to become our king? It was... yeah, he did do something, can't remember now... oh no, wait, I got it, it was licking Franco's ass!
Monarchy has always been unfair, it is based on inequality but Spanish monarchy is the most pathetic one. It all started when our dear king killed his brother to become the successor (his brother was far more clever than him and his father liked him better). Many years later, he became Franco's friend when he saw that Franco would probably found a monarchy system after his death. But despite this, he is a great person, he saved us from Tejero's coup. And that is why we love him so much. Royal family means tradition, we can't just kick them out from the country, can we? What would they do?
Come on, don't you think it's time to change yet?

Shame and scandal

This is a song I really like, it's called 'Shame and scandal', by Madness. It is one of these songs that always cheer you up, so here I leave the lyrics!

I say oh, misery,
shame and scandal in the family
Oh, misery,
shame and scandal in the family

Down in Trinidad there was a family
with much confusion as you will see
A mama and a papa and a boy who was grown
He wanted to marry and have a wife of his own

He found a girl, she suited him nice
He went to his father to ask his advice
His father said: 'Son, I have to say no,
the girl is your sister but your mama don't know!'

Oh, misery,
shame and scandal in the family
I say oh, misery,
shame and scandal in the family

Oh, then a weeks went by and the summer came down
Soon the best girl on the island he found
He went to his papa to make it a date
His papa shook his head and to this, he did say:
'You can't marry that girl, I have to say no,
'cause the girl is your sister but your mama don't know!'

Oh, misery,
shame and scandal in the family
I say oh, misery,
it's shame and scandal in the family

He went to his mama, he covered his head
He told his mum what his father had said
His mother, she laughed, she said: 'Go, man, go,
your daddy ain't your daddy but your daddy don't know!'

Oh, misery,
it's shame and scandal in the family
Oh, misery,
shame and scandal in the family

I say oh, misery,
shame and scandal in the family
I say oh, misery,
shame and scandal in the family

Well, here you have the clip!

Watching injustices

There are some people who just enjoy annoying other people. Honestly, like when your mum says, 'make your bed!' and you think, 'what business is it of yours?'. And she says I am your mum, I must teach you good manners and blah blah blah. That is a minor thing, but these things start to get annoying when they harm people, like the Catholic Church does.
They are bitter people, always complaining about what other people do. I believe they should live their life as they want, but leave the other people alone! How can they be against divorce or the use of condoms? If they think that is wrong, then do not do it, but do not tell us what to do and what to think. Besides, the reason they give to be against all these things is that they are 'unnatural'. Yeah, the same people who shut themselves into monasteries and who force themselves not to have sex (this part allows discussion) dare to say what is natural and what is not. And then they talk about family life (when they do not know what a family is) and are against abortion and preservatives, hurting thousands of people who are in difficult situations.
These people must enjoy annoying other people, because I do not get it otherwise. And well, Catholic Church believes all these things (although they make no sense) and their henchmen follow them and this is the story of how to manipulate an entire society and nobody condemns it. And everybody else looks favorably upon them... Upon the same people who support the idea of not using preservatives in Africa, where most of the population suffer from sexually transmitted diseases. Tradition is not always good, and it is time for us to distinguish between fair and unfair.