Essay · 2026

Our Condition

Nuestra condición

I am still traveling across an emotional storm front—a combination of internal questions, the human condition, and contemplation.

My body is struggling to process it all, and now I am experiencing what feels like an energy blackout that has already lasted several days.

I am still active, but my points of view, considerations, and even my ability to digest it all are compromised and shifting.

Where do I need to be to avoid the constant bombardment of external madness?

I set up my boundaries long ago, but every now and then they break. And when they do, I am reminded of my own fragility and of the environment I was placed in at birth.

Do I have reasons to complain?

Absolutely not.

But that's not the point.

I can only wonder how others deal with their surrounding conditions—and I mean human conditions.

I cannot imagine anybody being immune.

Sooner or later, the human fiber gets damaged, torn and bruised.

How long?

How deep is the fall, and how long is the upward climb after the night?

How do we accept the irreconcilable fact that we are only disposable entries in a dashboard?

How do we cope with the understanding that there will always be a puppeteer moving the strings above us?

Staying aware is also a condition.

It doesn't solve much, except perhaps to allow for a few decisions made for preservation.

And still, what do we make of all this?

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