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lived with pain and fear
and carried that until the
day they died. There is a
marked difference between
the two when we refer to the
affectation of the families
and their descent (couples
and children). On one
side those who exteriorize
the pain, the fear and the
frustration, are able to
fortify themselves and carry
on in a positive, enriching
and
constructive
way.
However those who keep
their feelings to themselves
drag the ones around
them down with them,
scaring them for life, with
that number, which even
though wasn't tattooed,
will accompany them for the rest of
their days. The second was our case.
My father ( Z'L) never could express
everything that ate him inside.
"The man with the sad gaze", was
how one of his friends described
him when he walked into me, who
also related my appearance to my
father's.
My childhood was not easy, nor was
it all happiness. Perhaps because of
it in my youth and adulthood I opted
for my happiness, or at least to get
as close to it as possible. Through art
I feel that somehow my emotions are
restored, in light of the enjoyment
of what is beautiful and significant
to me. The act of exposing my
sentiments and ideas in a completely
transparent fashion, gives me the
opportunity to transmit the course of
my life before my eyes, showing that

we are susceptible to changes and
rectifications. In a definitive way,
our conduct and human complexities
profoundly affect those around us,
with artistic expression being part of
that transmission.
To define myself as a person, I would
have to first explain what I consider
would be a correct description of my
essence. Many automatically define
themselves as described by their
profession (very limited in my point
of view). Others do it according to the
things they like (which I don't think
is the condition of being). I consider
that for one to define themselves
a complex conjunction of variables is
needed, including the aforementioned
and other determinant and relevant
ones, that have define your persona
as an integral being: origin, values,
beliefs, passions. My personal
values define me in a pronounced
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