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The Smile<\/p>

He was in a hurry, his ship was just collecting provisions before departure. \u201cI just need a picture to send to my mother, is that time of the year, you know\u201d he told me. \u201cNo, I don\u2019t know\u201d I replied. \u201cReally? Haven\u2019t you ever heard of us? Krqptrtians?\u201d he insisted. I just kept looking at him in silence, he moved his head, like a twitch, blinked, and said \u201chum\u201d. Even if I hadn’t been interested, and that wasn’t the case, it would have been impossible for him to let me remain in ignorance, this guy was a talker, so that day I was instructed about The Great Journey of Youth.<\/p>

When the Krqptrtians reach a certain age, the age of moral questioning, of self-discovery, they are sent on a long journey; from which they\u2019ll return transformed, no longer a child, but adult beings.<\/p>

They are sent on an eleven-year journey, only to return after having fulfilled the requirements of the rite of passage. Upon their return, a council will ask them to account for what they have learned.<\/p>

They must tell what marveled them of 11 different planets. Linguists will verify that they have learned at least 7 languages. They must report 5 mistakes they have made, and how they represent knowledge that has made them better individuals.<\/p>

Then they must mention encounters with three individuals of another species who were in a time of need and narrate how they managed to significantly improve their lives. Finally, they must mention a great loss they have suffered, how it has changed them, and what it has made them appreciate more.<\/p>

\u201cYes, that\u2019s youth\u201d I said, \u201cnow, why is it now \u2018that time of the year\u2019?\u201d, \u201cRight!, sorry, I forgot, because, we can only communicate with our family once a year, and I just saw your studio and thought that my mother would love to have a picture of me. I have a beard now you know\u201d and he pointed at his bearded chin.<\/p>

\u201cJust once\u201d I mumbled, then I asked, \u201cwhat if something happens, maybe someone in your family having some kind of trouble?\u201d. \u201cWell, it has to be something dramatically important, like a newborn in your family or a planet explosion of some sort.\u201d I moved away from my camera to look directly at him and in a slow voice said \u201cright\u201d. He almost jumped from de bench, \u201cHey! it has happened you know! My father journey only lasted 9 years, they were all called back to help on the evacuation.\u201d, a couple of seconds of silence followed this sentence, then he added \u201cI was born on Krqptrt II\u201d.<\/p>

He looked down, like remembering something, not the planet he haven\u2019t known, maybe his family, maybe something more recent, I wondered what he had seen on his journey so far. “You were in a hurry remember?\u201d I said, trying to wake him from that thought, \u201cYes\u2026 is it ok if I seat like this, a don\u2019t want the scar to show\u201d. I nodded and when I was ready to take the picture said \u201cthink about your family back home\u201d, and his expression changed into a big and mesmerizing smile.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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La Sonrisa<\/p>

Ten\u00eda prisa, su nave solo estaba reuniendo provisiones antes de partir. \u201cSolo necesito una foto para enviarle a mi madre, es esa \u00e9poca del a\u00f1o, ya sabes\u201d, me dijo. \u201cNo, no lo s\u00e9\u201d, respond\u00ed. “\u00bfEn serio? \u00bfNunca has o\u00eddo hablar de nosotros? \u00bfKrqptrtianos? insisti\u00f3. Segu\u00ed mir\u00e1ndolo en silencio, movi\u00f3 la cabeza, como un tic, parpade\u00f3 y dijo \u201chum\u201d. Aunque no me hubiera interesado, y ese no era el caso, le hubiera sido imposible dejarme en la ignorancia, este tipo era un conversador, as\u00ed que ese d\u00eda me instruy\u00f3 sobre El Gran Viaje de la Juventud.<\/p>

Cuando los krqptrtianos alcanzan cierta edad, la edad del cuestionamiento moral, del autodescubrimiento, son enviados a un largo viaje; de donde volver\u00e1n transformados, ya no ni\u00f1os, sino seres adultos.<\/p>

Son enviados en un viaje de once a\u00f1os, solo para regresar despu\u00e9s de haber cumplido con los requisitos del rito de pasaje. A su regreso, un consejo les pedir\u00e1 cuentas de lo que han aprendido.<\/p>

Deber\u00e1n contar lo que los maravill\u00f3 de 11 planetas diferentes. Ling\u00fcistas constatar\u00e1n que hayan aprendido al menos 7 idiomas. Deben reportar 5 errores que hayan cometido, y c\u00f3mo representan conocimiento que los ha hecho mejores individuos.<\/p>

Luego deben mencionar encuentros con tres individuos de otra especie que estuvieran en un momento de necesidad, y narrar c\u00f3mo lograron mejorar significativamente sus vidas. Finalmente, deben mencionar una gran p\u00e9rdida que han sufrido, c\u00f3mo los ha cambiado y qu\u00e9 les ha hecho apreciar m\u00e1s.<\/p>

\u201cS\u00ed, as\u00ed es la juventud\u201d dije, \u201cahora, \u00bfpor qu\u00e9 ahora es ‘esa \u00e9poca del a\u00f1o’?\u201d, \u201c\u00a1Cierto!, lo siento, se me olvid\u00f3, porque, solo podemos comunicarnos con nuestra familia una vez al a\u00f1o, y yo acabo de ver tu estudio y pens\u00e9 que a mi madre le encantar\u00eda tener una foto m\u00eda, ahora tengo barba, ya la has visto\u201d, y se\u00f1al\u00f3 su barbilla.<\/p>

“Solo una vez”, murmur\u00e9, luego pregunt\u00e9, “\u00bfy si algo sucede, tal vez alguien en tu familia tiene alg\u00fan tipo de problema?” \u201cBueno, tiene que ser algo dram\u00e1ticamente importante, como un reci\u00e9n nacido en tu familia o una explosi\u00f3n planetaria de alg\u00fan tipo\u201d. Me alej\u00e9 de mi c\u00e1mara para mirarlo directamente y en voz lenta dije \u201cclaro\u201d. Casi salta de la banqueta, \u201c\u00a1Hey! ha pasado sabes! El viaje de mi padre solo dur\u00f3 9 a\u00f1os, todos fueron llamados para ayudar en la evacuaci\u00f3n\u201d, un par de segundos de silencio siguieron a esta oraci\u00f3n, luego agreg\u00f3 \u201cNac\u00ed en Krqptrt II\u201d.<\/p>

Mir\u00f3 hacia abajo, como recordando algo, no el planeta que no conoc\u00eda, tal vez su familia, tal vez algo m\u00e1s reciente, me pregunt\u00e9 qu\u00e9 habr\u00eda visto en su viaje hasta entonces. “Ten\u00edas prisa, \u00bfrecuerdas?” dije, tratando de despertarlo de ese pensamiento, “S\u00ed… est\u00e1 bien si me siento as\u00ed, no quiero que se vea la cicatriz”. Asent\u00ed y cuando estaba listo para tomar la fotograf\u00eda dije “piensa en tu familia en casa\u201d, y su expresi\u00f3n se transform\u00f3 en una gran y fascinante sonrisa.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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