reality bites

Nowadays all of us want to have a degree.
The dream of all parents is their children should have a career.
When I think about it, I always remember a German industrial man I knew in a classmate’s house.
They were a large wealthy family of eleven and at that moment the five older sons were studying in some kind of University
The German was horrified about that. He told to the father in a perfect Spanish that this was a terrible mistake.
The father of my classmate told him everybody in Spain was trying to give this kind of education to their children, and the German was more and more horrified.
I can’t remember the total explanation but the idea: A healthy society needs people graduated in intermediate craft degrees not only university doctors : Technicians, mechanics, farmers, electricians, carpenters.
I remember thinking he was right, and I still do.
I know it's not so easy, I know.
Because in our society, a university degree is synonym of culture and that is a half truth: I have to recognize that I know narrow-minded students and very cultivated and open-minded electricians.
Since then, a lot of changes have happened in our society. For example, nowadays there are a lot of recognized intermediate studies and they are working successfully.
I think it’s just what he meant.
What do you think: Was the German right?

About butterflies

I have always liked butterflies and I still do.
Besides, for me butterflies have a magical meaning. They live only one or two days and they grow from a caterpillar…very special. They are so beautiful and light, so colourful and …whatever. I like them.
The thing is some years ago a friend of mine told me about Mrs E. Kübler-Ross, who was here in Barcelona to give some conferences in Sta Madrona Nurse’s college and my friend told to me how special Mrs Kübler Ross was.
A sunny summer day I was reading a book, if I remember well, from Sanchez Drago, and suddenly there it was! Elisabet Kübler-Ross and butterflies were together. The writer explained that E. Kübler Ross realized that when children have the intuition they’re going to die, they draw butterflies. They did it in the extermination Camp and they are doing it in Hospitals.
Since then, I’ve been reading all books by her.
I recommend you to do it.
A piece of advice, if you are sensitive you should have a handkerchief…