La Voz de Galicia – July 5, 2024 →
There are people who, for whatever reason, have the ability to make us feel bad, just as there are people who have the ability to make us feel good. And it is curious to think that those who make us feel bad tend to occupy more space in our memory and our emotions. We could well remember only those who make us feel good, and perhaps replicate their gestures, but somehow the bad ones take up more space, both in our real life and our emotional life. And in that other parallel life of entertainment, there is nothing like checking the menu of the most-watched series on digital platforms to realize that the bad guys have the power and are everywhere.
I think that many of us have the capacity to do good and to do harm, and that sometimes circumstances decide which path we take. I try not to lose hope when I find myself “against” one of those characters who make you feel the worst of yourself, or make you feel helpless, or simply small, very small; for none of us is exempt from having made someone feel that way at some point in our lives. But I am not talking about those occasional moments, but about those sensible persons who systematically choose the path of violence, of tripping others up, of doing harm for the sake of doing harm.
