domingo, octubre 08, 2006
Vivir y morir en una Villa Amish
Por: Roberto Ampuero, La Tercera Reportajes.
Al día siguiente de la masacre de cinco niñas perpetrada por un desequilibrado mental en una escuela Amish de Pensilvania, viajé a la comunidad Amish cercana a mi ciudad. Como novelista quise explorar la atmósfera que reinaba a cientos de kilómetros, entre personas de convicción profundamente religiosa y pacifista que aún viven en el siglo XIX, sin autos, ni electricidad, ni teléfonos. Dedicados a la actividad agrícola, la artesanía y su fe. Quería estar cerca de estos seres modestos, que se visten como hace dos siglos.
Trás salir con mi mujer de nuestra pujante ciudad, avanzamos por una carretera y, nos internamos por uno de los caminos
de tierra de esa comunidad Amish.
Pasamos frente a casas de madera, sin postes de luz ni aire acondicionado, de jardines cuidados con esmero y engalanados con flores, con vistosas casitas para que aniden los pájaros. Más allá graneros, caballerizas, muebles de madera, y el tradicional "buggie"; el coche negro de madera como las Victorias de Viña del Mar.
En la comunidad de agricultores y artesanos reinaba, como siempre, el silencio y la calma. No hay allí automóviles, maquinaria motorizada, radios ni televisores. Los Amish laboran sus tierras o están en sus casas. Las mujeres visten igual: faldas hasta los tobillos, blusas, delantales y tocas. Los hombres llevan pantalón oscuro con suspensores, camisa arremangada, sombrero de paja y barba sin bigote.
Nos detenemos ante una casa donde un letrero anuncia la venta de huevos. Nos bajamos. Nos estudian con disimulo. Deben desconfiar.
Compramos una docena de huevos a un joven que parece venido del pasado. Tiene una expresión tímida.
Los Amish sólo asisten a clases hasta el séptimo grado. Desconfían de la educación superior, las metrópolis y los medios de transporte y comunicación modernos. Tal vez eso les brinda la paz de espíritu que uno huele a la legua.
Frente a una casa un canasto de manzanas, botellas de sidra, y una caja para el dinero sobre una mesa. Te detienes, llevas lo que necesitas, pagas y te vas. Nadie controla....Dejar la carretera y adentrarse por ese territorio Amish es ingresar al túnel del tiempo. Todo cambia: el ritmo de la vida es tranquilo, la gente relajada. En las tiendas hay un rincón de libros. Sólo textos religiosos, inspiracionales, relacionados con la biblia.
Mientras uno recorre los caminos viendo molinos, huertos y "buggies" se pregunta por el sentido de la vida en nuestra voraz sociedad moderna. Los amish tienen tiempo para la familia, viven libres de la moda, el consumo y la insegurdad social, comen sano y usan vehículos no contaminantes, rechazan lo superfluo, no dejan a los suyos abandonados. Nos recuerdan que la especie humana para sobrevivir, no puede seguir despilfarrando recursos como hoy lo hacen los estados industrializados que tendrán que autoimponerse restricciones en consumo y polución.
Salimos del mundo Amish llevando pan centeno, huevos, y mermelada, y nos vamos pensando que son urgentemente necesarias formas responsables de explotación de la naturaleza. Intuimos que, si la raza humana pretende subsistir, no son los Amish los que pertenecen al pasado, sino nuestra despilfarradora existencia moderna.
"Ser pacífico no es ser cobarde"
 
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  • At lun oct 09, 02:14:00 a. m., Blogger pol

    Admiro esa clase d tranquilidad solo q el tema de la salud me preocuparía. También soy un poco adicto a la informática y los medios de comunicación, pero calculo q podría sacrificarlos por alejarme del ajetreo moderno.

     
  • At lun oct 09, 07:17:00 p. m., Blogger El Esquizoide

    Encontré súper heavy eso de desconfiar de la educación superior. Creo que a pocas personas en este mundo se les puede pasar esa idea por la cabeza. ¿Será que tan formateada la cabeza nos tiene el mundo occidental [pos]modernista? Ahora que lo pienso, creer que la educación no es del todo buena me parece una visión súper posible...

     
  • At lun oct 09, 09:50:00 p. m., Blogger Silvana

    Pol: yo creo que para pasar unas vacaciones estaria bien, pero no creo que seria capaz de vivir de esa forma.

    terrex-sita: concuerdo contigo, y tal como le digo a pol. El cambio es radical y creo que demasiado fuerte para nosotros. No creo q seria capaz de vivir asi.

    Javier: justamente mañana tengo prueba y estoy poniendo en practica la cultura Amish, rechazo la educacion, desconfio de ella, jajajaja no he estudiado nada!!!! (despues me voy a arrepentir)

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  • At mar oct 10, 01:53:00 p. m., Blogger Sursum Corda

    En cuestiones de cultura hay que ser siempre cauto.
    Ellos estan acostumbrados a ese sistema de vida, como nosotros a la nuestra, y ambos nos miramos a la distancia y con cierto recelo. Es lo mismo con las culturas hebreas, islamicas, y occidentales...cada una tiene su vision del mundo y el universo, sin ser ni mejor ni peor, solo la suya, la cual ha sido asimilada y adaptada por siglos...
    Vivir como Amish puede ser atractivo y hasta romantico, pero puede resultar abismante para una persona acostumbrada a los vicios y beneficios de esta cultura modernista y egoista.
    Solo hay que adoptar la tolerancia, la aceptacion de estos mundos opuestos, de estos universos contrapuestos, pero existentes en este mismo terreno. Algo que el asesino aquel , ovbiamente nunca logro entender, o nunca quizo al menos intentar... ;-)

     
  • At mié oct 11, 05:00:00 p. m., Blogger Morena

    Me sorprendió y me dio pena lo que pasó en esta escuelita.
    Y me quedo completamente con tu término de post, ser pacífico no es ser cobarde, lo comparto y lo palico a mi vida personal.
    Cariños

     
  • At mié oct 11, 06:11:00 p. m., Blogger Blan_k

    Hola que tal?

    Yo tambien muchas veces me he cuestionado "el sentido de la vida en nuestra voraz sociedad moderna" pero lamentablemente yo ya pertenezco al sistema moderno, a los tiempos consumistas, violentos de por sí... muchas veces me asquea ver las noticias... me pregunto muchas cosas y aunque muchos digan: esa gente vive menos, no sabe de la tecnología, no tienen comodidades, etc... yo simplemente sé que admiro su cultura y la de las minorías que viven así.

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    Holi!

    Waa.. pero ellos no tienen un blog como nosotros viteh?
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