Emmy Nielsen Reyes de Gaspar

New York, NY

Born in La Paz, Bolivia. She has studied literature and Philosophy in Berlin, also painting at the Staats Kunstakademie. She continued her studies in various European countries. She has written two books "Moral Beauty" and a biography in Spanish "Federico Nielsen Reyes" intellectual and diplomat. She has also written poems and essays. She says: "The Western countries have achieved astonishing progress, but also spiritual decadence. A disequilibrium is caused by neglecting the soul. The triumph of matter over spirit can provide an unimaginable world for riches but also reduce man to the poorest spiritual condition."

Sharing

There is a treasure in every human being,
It is in everyone's life.
It is God's gift - it is called sharing.
Don't ignore it in the course of your life
It will make you wealthier than money.
The lonely, the sick, the old,
The young and the child
Will be the receivers.
Sharing other's sorrow,
Kind words of understanding,
Helping others in need,
O what a comfort in suffering!
The will of sharing is in the human heart,
In the heart guided by God.

Reflections

There is so much beauty in life,
Beauty in the human soul,
Beauty in the heart and in the mind
Of the good man and woman.
There is beauty in nature,
Beauty in the sky and in the clouds,
In the mountains and in the sea.
There is beauty in the creative work of man,
Beauty in true friendship.
And immeasurable beauty in love.
All God's blessings
To delight us in this world.

The War

The war has ended
But will peace be ever in the world?
My eyes have seen tremendous destruction,
Ruins are in my heart, in millions of hearts.
Burning cities - cities that are dead
Buried in debris - those cities could talk...
They talked the language of horror,
Unknown to the jubilant crowds
Celebrating peace.
Songs of victory cruelly resound in the hearts
That had no more capacity to feel,
Not even to cry.
Loud and strong are the songs of the victorious,
There are no songs for the defeated.
All seems too cruel for those grieving hearts and minds.
Leaders of nations love war,
Total destruction of the enemy,
Humanity thereby ceases to be human.
Again we could be hearing
The terror of bombs
And, after, the songs of victory.
I don't believe in peace anymore.