“Life is motivation“. The doctor’s voice Valentín Fuster sows reflection in every word he speaks. He has changed the world of cardiology, probably also with some help from an incessant curiosity that does not allow him to stop wanting to understand society. Those who are coming, those who are here and those who are leaving. Although he only looks to the past to continue walking towards the future. He tells this to Julia Otero in one of those conversations that the radio allows itself, opening ears without fanfare and with complicity: “We all know that happiness is not constant. But we do know that life undulatesto good moments and bad moments. We all go through them. And the important thing is the attitude you have.”
The willingness to face one’s own life is our superpower or our kryptonite. We can choose irritation. We can choose the daily illusion. We can even delve into the imagination. Creativity is often a great ally to better dodge the shocks. But whatever attitude we choose, Fuster is clear about the daily exercise we should practice in order to grow better.
It is an essential sport that, however, is not sufficiently emphasized in the manuals for a healthier existence. Fuster trains every day. It is enough to pay attention to it to see that at 81 years of age, he is still very strong in this discipline.
“When I get to work, for fifteen minutes I do absolutely nothing. I’m just sitting there, just like that, like dumb. But I’m thinking. These fifteen minutes, I assure you, have gotten me out of a lot of trouble.“He reflects before Julia’s gaze, who is throwing crumbs of ideas into the conversation, crumbs that the doctor turns into a loaf of sourdough.
“Life is full of common sense aspects that we don’t follow, because we are in a chaotic society where everything is in a hurry. It’s very important to be calm and think to go forward.“, the eminence of cardiology concludes transparently.
The only shortcut to make better decisions is to think in serenity. But it is not always possible. Even less so because we have been educated in a constant, excited, accelerated, impatient productivity. Result: we end up dazed. And, as a consequence, forgetful. It is difficult for us to learn even from previous mistakes of others. Or our own.
We want everything before, we want everything now, but often we only advance if we allow ourselves to arrive a little later. Just at the moment when we achieve that inspiring perspective that helps us surf the ripples of life.. Just at the instant we found some balance because, five minutes earlier, we decided to stop. To stop in order to think.
