Has it ever happened to you that someone very close to you disappears and for that reason you feel that a piece of your life is missing?
Well, that's how I feel since my lifelong friend disappeared without a word. Today I want to tell you a little about this friendship and this character that filled my life with joy, fun, discussions and much more.
¿Les ha pasado alguna vez que alguien muy cercano a ustedes desaparece y por tal motivo sientes que a tu vida le falta un pedazo?
Pues así tal cual me siento desde que mi amigo de toda la vida desapareció sin decir nada. Hoy les quiero hablar un poco de esta amistad y de este personaje que llenó mi vida de alegrías, diversión, discusiones y mucho más.
His name is Rodulfo, we met 28 years ago when together we embarked on our way to become police officers. I remember that we were more than 70 young people in the course but he and I connected from the first day and our friendship became a brotherhood.
Su nombre es Rodulfo, nos conocimos hace 28 años cuando juntos emprendimos nuestro camino para convertirnos en funcionarios policiales. Recuerdo que en el curso éramos más de 70 jóvenes pero él y yo conectamos desde el primer día y nuestra amistad se volvió una hermandad.
𝔸 𝕓𝕣𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕞𝕒𝕪 𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕓𝕖 𝕒 𝕗𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕, 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕒 𝕗𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕒𝕝𝕨𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕓𝕖 𝕒 𝕓𝕣𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣.
At this moment I remember a very nice motto that our course instructor always made us repeat and we keep it to this day in our hearts: It is easier for a friend to be a brother, than for a brother to be a friend. This motto was so ingrained in our lives that most of the 50 of us who graduated are still in contact with each other, always giving each other support and affection, something that is very valuable and important in this crazy world.
En este momento recuerdo un lema muy bonito que nuestro instructor de curso siempre nos hacía repetir y lo guardamos hasta este día en nuestro corazón:
Es más fácil que un amigo sea un hermano, que un hermano sea un amigo.
Este lema calzó tanto en nuestras vidas que por eso de los 50 que nos graduamos la mayoría aún seguimos comunicados, brindándonos siempre apoyo y cariño, algo que es muy valioso e importante en este mundo loco.
In our conversations we always talk about how close he and I were while we were in school, how we had fun with our witticisms and how we made everyone laugh. I was a very young girl when I came to the capital and I was eager to learn new things, with Rodulfo you could learn everything because he was very cultured, he had more experience in life than me since he had been through many things.
En nuestras conversaciones siempre hablamos de lo unidos que fuimos él y yo mientras hacíamos curso, de cómo la pasábamos y nos divertíamos con nuestras ocurrencias y haciendo reír a todo el mundo. Yo era una chica muy joven cuando me vine a la capital y estaba ansiosa de aprender cosas nuevas, con rodulfo se podía aprender de todo porque era muy culto, tenía más experiencia en la vida que yo ya que había pasado por muchas cosas.
Although people always thought we were boyfriend and girlfriend I can say with all sincerity that he never insinuated anything to me, on the contrary, he always told me about his girlfriend Teresa and I about my boyfriend Jose.
Aunque la gente siempre pensaba que éramos novios puedo decir con toda sinceridad que nunca me insinuó nada, por el contrario, siempre me contaba sobre su novia Teresa y yo de mi novio José.
We worked for many years in the same place, as the years went by he graduated as a lawyer, a very good lawyer, one of those who love what they do and are not in it by obligation.
He knew how to speak English and with him I took my first steps in the language, thanks to this I was encouraged to study it, he helped me with my homework and we practiced it constantly.
Trabajamos durante muchos años en el mismo lugar, mientras los años pasaban él se graduó de abogado, un muy buen abogado, de esos que aman lo que hacen y no están en ello por obligación.
Sabía hablar inglés y con él di mis primeros pasos en el idioma, gracias a esto me animé a estudiarlo, me ayudaba con las tareas y lo practicábamos constantemente.
I could stay here telling you about the countless things we did together, how he would go away from my life for a while and then come back as if nothing had happened and our friendship continued as if we had never been apart.
Years passed and our life changed, Rodulfo wanted to continue being a policeman but his health did not allow him to fulfill that dream, his kidneys began to fail and he became a renal patient that required constant treatment which he could not receive here in our country, for that reason he was one more of those who had to take his bags and go in search of a better quality of life.
Aquí me podría quedar contándoles la infinidad de cosas que hacíamos juntos, de cómo se alejaba un rato de mi vida y luego volvía como si nada y nuestra amistada continuaba como si nunca mis hubiésemos separado.
Pasaron los años y nuestra vida cambio, Rodulfo quería seguir siendo policía pero su salud no le permitió cumplir con ese sueño, sus riñones le comenzaron a fallar y se convirtió en un enfermo renal que ameritaba un tratamiento constante el cual no podía recibirlo aquí en nuestro país, por tal motivo fue uno más de los que tuvo que tomar sus maletas e irse en busca de una mejor calidad de vida.
Luckily he got a complete dialysis treatment in the city of Cúcuta, Colombia. Although we were far away, we kept in daily contact thanks to the advantages offered by the cell phone.
Rodulfo came and went whenever he could and each visit was a perfect excuse to meet anywhere, share and remember beautiful moments that made us laugh. Ah, but don't think that everything was rosy, no, sometimes he had his bad moments and disappeared for a while.
Por suerte consiguió un tratamiento completo de diálisis en la ciudad de Cúcuta, Colombia. Aunque estábamos lejos nos manteníamos en un contacto diario gracias a las ventajas que nos brinda el celular.
Rodulfo iba y venía cada vez que podía y cada visita era una excusa perfecta para encontrarnos en cualquier lugar, compartir y recordar momentos bonitos que nos hacían reír. Ah pero no crean que todo era color de rosa, no, a veces tenía sus momentos malos y se desaparecía por un tiempo.
It is on the basis of this last paragraph that I cling to the hope that this time it will be just another tantrum and soon he will show up again and tell us how he is, what has happened to him and we will discuss nonsense as usual.
Es en base a este último párrafo que me aferro a la esperanza de que esta vez sea una locura más y pronto vuelva aparecer y nos cuente como esta, que le ha sucedido y nos pongamos a discutir tonterías como siempre.
The last time we saw each other personally was in February of this year, that day we organized a sharing at the Centro Cultural a Estancia, a place that we like very much for its beautiful gardens and for the peace you feel when walking. In those previous days he told me that he wanted me to be there because he was coming to say goodbye. If you see the picture where I am riding on a log hugging him, you can see how his hand was; his veins were already too clogged and he had to undergo an operation to unclog them or find new ways to perform his dialysis.
Seeing his arm was very sad, it was full of scars, it looked like it was going to burst because of how swollen it was.
La última vez que nos vimos personalmente fue en febrero de este año, ese día organizamos un compartir en el Centro >Cultural a Estancia, un lugar que nos gusta mucho por sus hermosos jardines y por la paz que se siente al caminar. En esos días previos me decía que quería que yo no faltara porque venía a despedirse. Si ven la foto donde yo estoy montada en un tronco abrazándolo pueden observar como tenía su mano; sus venas ya estaban demasiado obstruidas y debía ser sometido a una operación para buscar destaparlas o buscar nuevas vías para realizar sus diálisis.
Verle su brazo era algo muy triste, estaba lleno de cicatrices, parecía que se le iba a reventar de lo inflamado que estaba.
In our last conversations through the Whatsapp group he told us that he was hospitalized waiting for his operation, although he was in that place he always kept good spirits and sent us pictures constantly.
But since May 11 we have not heard anything from him, we have looked for him everywhere and nobody knows how to tell us anything. It is as if his cell phone had been stolen and since he is in the hospital he cannot inform us of his health. I definitely want to hold on to this last thought and not the one that others are thinking.
En nuestras últimas conversaciones por el grupo de Whatsapp nos contaba que estaba hospitalizado en la espera de su operación, aunque estaba en ese lugar siempre mantenía el buen ánimo y nos enviaba fotos constantemente.
Pero desde el 11 de mayo no hemos sabido nada de él, lo hemos buscado por todas partes y nadie nos sabe decir nada. Es como si le hubiesen robado el celular y como está en el hospital no nos puede informar de sus salud. Yo definitivamente me quiero aferrar a este último pensamiento y no al que otros están pensando.
Rodulfo has been characterized all his life by optimism, good spirits, joy, that is why I know that at some point he will communicate with us again and we will laugh telling him all these stories of how I have looked for him even under the stones.
I ask you to pray for my friend to be found safe and sound, so that he will be with me for many, many years to come.
A Rodulfo lo ha caracterizado toda su vida el optimismo, el buen ánimo, a la alegría, es por eso que yo presiento que en algún momento se volverá a comunicar con nosotros y nos reiremos contándole todas estas historias de cómo lo he buscado hasta por debajo de las piedras.
Les pido a ustedes que oren para que mi amigo aparezca sano y salvo, para que siga junto a mí por muchísimos años más.
"One of the most beautiful gifts in life are friends."
"Uno de los regalos mas bonitos de la vida son los amigos"
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Some friendships are exceptionally strong, years never fade them, hope your friend is well wherever he may have gone.
I think that maybe he lost his cell phone and since he was in the hospital waiting for the operation he has no way to communicate. I hope and trust in God that he will say hello soon in the group and we will all laugh at what we have said and thought. :DDDDD
Hopefully he makes contact once he is able, have a wonderful day.
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A truly amazing friendship, I hope he will show signs of how he is.... good luck in finding him.
You were blessed to have met a friend like that early in your career. Some people just connect from the beginning, and memories of those special friendships stay with us forever, so even if you don't hear from your friend again, just remember those memories xxx
i am very happy this morning, my friend reappeared this saturday on facebook. it was incredible to know that he was alive and that we had him back among us. his phone had been lost. thanks to all of you for your good wishes.
It's wonderful to have a long-time friend like that. I sure hope all is well with Rodulfo. It sounds as if his health problems are very difficult to manage. Praying you hear from him again soon.