Every day is an opportunity

The value of waking up and starting a new day is fully recognised when we understand the reason for doing so, whether at the beginning of a new year or simply on another day.

As I look at the almanac of the year that is ending or the agenda filled with commitments for the next, I realise that the present feels empty, like a blank sheet of paper waiting to be filled.

This emptiness reminds me of the writer faced with a blank piece of paper, the sculptor faced with a shapeless block of marble, or the painter faced with a colourless canvas.

From that initial nothingness, brilliant creations emerge: inspiring writings, exceptional sculptures and grandiose paintings. In life, each new day is an opportunity to create and give meaning to our existence, just as these artists do.

Human life manifests itself as a beginning without a predetermined end. Death can be seen as the end or as a new beginning, depending on how one interprets one's own reality.

Today, at the culmination of a cycle, we reflect on the time that has passed, a second that cannot be recovered. This moment invites us to consider how we can make our life a complete work, making the most of each day that ends.

Let us not let another year pass without daring to be the protagonists of our history. Every blank sheet of paper, every block of marble and every colourless canvas represents the possibility of creating something meaningful.

It is time to take the initiative and give value to our existence, turning each day into an opportunity to write, sculpt and paint the life we wish to live.