A
commonly accepted paradigm is that we have to live “with our feet on the
ground”. This way we think we are
acting like the adults we are supposed to be, many times choosing “our feet on
the ground” (our interpretation of whatever that may mean) over the alternative
of what it would be like living in our own freedom, practically choosing what
is accepted because we think that is the right way to do things…
I
have an idea. Let’s live life
“with our soul exposed”. I mean,
let’s live like we want to live, not like we are “supposed” to live. Let’s live unprotected, without the
restrictions of caveman ideas that limit our essence; live and gamble our
existence because our own happiness is worth it; live fully aware of the fact
that each smile is the best reward for the risk we take when we simply do not
prefer other people’s criteria over our own vibes.
My
heresy? In the end, truly living “with your feet on the ground” should
not mean that we have to please a society that is alien to us, but rather that
we should take responsibility for our own happiness and simply live "with
our soul exposed". My heresy
is that the most intense act of personal responsibility, maturity and good
sense is precisely a life lived without the limits of our skin, fully committed
to our essence. If you want to have your feet on the ground, you have to
learn to let your soul free, you have to feel the adrenaline from taking the
most heavenly risk: giving your all for your own happiness.
Here is Alejandro Sanz and his “Alma al aire” [Soul in the air].
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