{"id":3118673,"date":"2011-04-01T00:00:42","date_gmt":"2011-04-01T04:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/cartas-al-querido-john\/"},"modified":"2011-04-01T00:00:42","modified_gmt":"2011-04-01T04:00:42","slug":"cartas-al-querido-john","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/es\/cartas-al-querido-john\/","title":{"rendered":"Cartas al querido John"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>La lectura de la autobiograf\u00eda de John Woolman despert\u00f3 mi curiosidad sobre c\u00f3mo responder\u00eda a su ministerio, amable pero desafiante, para que los compa\u00f1eros cu\u00e1queros abandonaran las instituciones sociales perjudiciales y vivieran de una manera que no acarreara semillas de guerra. Mis reflexiones tomaron la forma de estas cartas imaginarias a Woolman.  <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Querido John: <\/p>\n<p>Gracias por tu corta visita. Desear\u00eda que me hubieras permitido enviar a mi Benjamin a buscarte, en lugar de caminar los diez kil\u00f3metros desde la ciudad. Habr\u00edamos tenido m\u00e1s tiempo juntos, y tengo tantas preguntas suscitadas por tu petici\u00f3n de que renuncie a Benjamin. No puedo imaginarme c\u00f3mo llevar\u00eda mi casa sin su trabajo. Adem\u00e1s, no estoy de acuerdo con tu generalizaci\u00f3n de que hay \u201ctantos vicios y corrupciones\u00bb causados por nuestra forma de vida. Otros pueden abusar de sus bienes, pero yo cuido bien de Benjamin, y es su trabajo el que me libera para actividades como visitar a los enfermos y a las viudas de entre nosotros. Tambi\u00e9n argumentaste que mis costumbres \u201ctienden a provocar la ira y a aumentar la guerra y la disoluci\u00f3n\u00bb. Pero no veo c\u00f3mo mi renuncia a Benjamin cambiar\u00eda eso. Estas costumbres est\u00e1n demasiado arraigadas en la sociedad para que las acciones de una persona marquen la diferencia. Renunciar a Benjamin no detendr\u00e1 ninguna guerra.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>Querido John: <\/p>\n<p>Hoy he recibido tu reciente carta con alegr\u00eda y consternaci\u00f3n. Me ha conmovido tu argumento de que \u201cal esforzarse por mantener una forma de vida c\u00f3moda para el mundo actual, el alejamiento de esa sabidur\u00eda que es pura y apacible ha sido grande\u00bb. Veo que he utilizado el trabajo de Benjamin para lujos, y he decidido simplificar mi vida, lo que significar\u00e1 menos trabajo para Benjamin, y m\u00e1s tiempo para que yo lo dedique a Dios. Espero compartir contigo los frutos de esta decisi\u00f3n cuando nos volvamos a reunir.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>Querido John: <\/p>\n<p>Esperaba que recibieras con alegr\u00eda mi decisi\u00f3n de simplificar mi vida; en cambio, me amonestas por no prescindir por completo de los servicios de Benjamin. No veo c\u00f3mo eso ayudar\u00eda. Necesito su trabajo para llevar mi negocio. Renunciar a \u00e9l probablemente me obligar\u00eda a dejar esta encantadora casa. Podr\u00eda arruinarme econ\u00f3micamente. Me convertir\u00eda en el hazmerre\u00edr de la comunidad. \u00bfY qu\u00e9 quieres que haga con \u00e9l? \u00bfVenderlo, y as\u00ed perpetuar la misma pr\u00e1ctica que deseas que evite? \u00bfDejarlo ocioso hasta que alguien m\u00e1s vea su valor y se marche con \u00e9l? De cualquier manera, su vida no cambiar\u00e1 para mejor, y la m\u00eda probablemente empeorar\u00e1. Pides demasiado, amigo m\u00edo.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>Querido John: <\/p>\n<p>Gracias por tus amables palabras de \u00e1nimo, y por reconocer que el cambio es dif\u00edcil. Considerar\u00e9 seriamente tu idea de que necesito ser \u201cdestetado del deseo de obtener bienes, o incluso de mantenerlos unidos, cuando la verdad exige lo contrario\u00bb. Por favor, ten paciencia conmigo. Poco a poco me voy convenciendo de tu opini\u00f3n de que es necesario un replanteamiento radical de los valores de nuestra sociedad, pero que el liderazgo para este cambio debe provenir del cambio personal. Como dices, \u201cla conducta es m\u00e1s convincente que el lenguaje\u00bb. Sin embargo, temo que mi fe a\u00fan no sea lo suficientemente fuerte como para permitirme unirme a aquellos que, como dices, \u201cno s\u00f3lo pueden romper el yugo de la opresi\u00f3n, sino que pueden saber que Dios es su fuerza y apoyo en tiempos de aflicci\u00f3n externa\u00bb. Reza por m\u00ed, para que pueda obtener el valor que necesito para cambiar.      <\/p>\n<p>P.D. En tu \u00faltima carta preguntaste por los or\u00edgenes de Benjamin. Lo tengo desde hace 16 a\u00f1os. 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