'Cartas Desde El Infierno' is a real eye-opener I recommend to everyone. Sadly, he will publicly fight for his right do do what he pleases with his life for 30 years before he is secretly granted his wish. As it happens with other polemic issues, he will face opposition from every side of society, from politics to law, religion, medicine and so on. He considers himself nothing more than a human rag, with no possible future, and that's why he made the rational decision of choosing that other path, death by euthanasia. Sampedro refuses to accommodate and accept his current state. When that doesn't happen, you can either choose to accommodate and hold on to life, being nothing but a shadow of your own self, trapped in a cage of your own making, or you can choose to break free from men's inherent fear of the unknown and opt for another path. In order to truly live, there has to be an equilibrium between mind and matter. In Sampedro's own words, life is balance. In short, it is to be a 'living mind in a dead body'. Through various letters and poems Ramón Sampedro wrote, he gives us incredible insight into the life of a tetraplegic, or a person who 'lives in hell', as he so often describes it.Īnd what does it mean living in hell? It's to be denied the freedom to be and do what one pleases, not being able to be lord and master over your own body and life, being immersed in despair and lacking all hope that gives life meaning. This is a book that will make you think long before you've finished it, which is a very good thing in my opinion.
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