TIME TRAVEL TO THE PAST OR FUTURE

If given the choice between travelling to the future or the past, I would choose the past, because I know all the events that have happened, and I would love to see them for myself. Besides, the future terrifies me, because it's uncertain, I'd rather wait for its time.

I am quite fond of history, and assuming that I will experience the journey into the past as a spectator, I would like to go and witness the great Mesoamerican civilisations, because they had beautiful architecture, organisation and conceptions that are different from the America of the 21st century. Therefore, I would like to learn about all the development that the Mexica reached, in Tenochtitlan for example. What would have become of these civilisations without the massacre and colonialism? My trip would only serve to learn and try to bring back cultural aspects and knowledge from the past to the present.

Also, and with the same objective as above, I would like to visit the Roman Empire, as I am personally a big fan of Greco-Roman history; wars, territorial expansion, culture, architecture, thinkers, etc. And visiting Rome at the height of the empire, and seeing the people, markets, landscapes, would be so magical. I could also visit Pompeii, a mythical place full of mystery to this day.

In short, I prefer the past for the certainty, the future will come, while we can continually learn from the past.

 

A PHOTOGRAPH YOU LIKE

This Pulitzer Prize winning photo was taken by cameraman Malcom Browne, in the context of protest against the Vietnamese goverment in 1963. When we look closely at the scene it becomes quite frightening. We can identify a buddhist monk sitting in the middle of the street, as he stands still, flames surround him, killing him. This monk was fighting for religious freedom in Vietnam, as buddhism wasnt recognized as the country's official religion. 

This photo is very touching, it moves me because it reflects the social struggle of the people and their actions in the face of a useless goverment. 

This photo also served as the cover for the first studio album of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, one of my favorite bands and that speaks exactly the message that this photo portrays, the human being searching for true freedom.