Ode To Genoveva

Ode To Genoveva Guirao
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Once upon a time there was an unbelievable caretaker, instructor, soul shaper, shepperd. Her name was Genoveva Guirao Ramón, the modest, humble, wise, maestra of the Santa Maria de Gracia elementary school, maestra in capital letters. Today, maestra, I pay tribute to the lessons learned who have enabled me to make the right and tough choices. Today, maestra, I wrote to you this ode praising your insights, your wisdom, your humbleness, your modesty.

You were, you have been, you are, you shall be, my one and only maestra, my mentor, my light, my candle, the lighthouse that shows the way in times of darkness. You were, you have been, you are, you shall be, the one and only oracle, a mother, a friend, a teacher, a guard.

Today I thank you, maestra Genoveva Guirao Ramón, I praise you, I honor your dedication, your commitment, your passion, your love, your care. You who have taught the childish, the ignorant, the naive, the innocent. You who have given us the judgement, the discernment, the sense and direction of justice, fairness, mercy. You who have encouraged the ethics of effort and discipline, who have led by example of kindness and grace, who have established and fostered a climax of friendship and understanding among peers. I owe you, maestra Genoveva, what I am, who I am, from the moment you became to eternity.

The Jumilla-born Genoveva Guirao Ramón turned 80 years old on December-2014, lives in Murcia (Spain) along with her husband Pepe and her six children
The Jumilla-born Genoveva Guirao Ramón turned 80 years old on December-2014, lives in Murcia (Spain) along with her husband Pepe and her six children
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Today I owe you, maestra Genoveva Guirao Ramón, a lifetime of attention and devotion, the inspiration you have delivered to your disciples. Today I command and commend the willing to embrace your predicaments and beliefs, your method, tempo, harmony. For you were, you are, you shall be a lifetime's unique, the one and only. You set the basis for growth, like a rock, like a solid and resilient diamond, you constructed an armor around the heart which protects it from the evils of greed and avarice, you developed in us the sense and sensibility of what's fair and right versus what is legal.

Sigues siendo y siempre serás, mi maestra querida y anhelada, en el presente, en el pasado y en el futuro. Larga vida, maestra de todos y cada uno.

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