How did Ixtel become real for me? The world is full of Ixtels who I can help without hurting my father. Why this one? How was it her suffering that touched me? Father. I feel connected to her through my father's actions. I feel an obligation to right my father's wrong. But why? Shouldn't my father's welfare come first? His welfare is my welfare. How does one weigh love for a parent against the urge to help someone in need? I feel like what is right should be done no matter what. This lack of doubt makes me feel inhuman. But it is not a question of my head for once. I hear the right note. I recognize the wrong note. Maybe the right action is a lake like this one, green and quiet and deep. Francisco X. Stork
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Ixtel is a beautiful and quiet lake in Mexico City. When Ixtel was still a small and tranquil lake, Ixtel was named by a 19th century French botanist who visited the area. The name Ixtel was meant to signify the lake's beauty and tranquility. However, by the time Ixtel became “real” for me, the lake was already abandoned and covered with debris and trash.

The once quiet and beautiful lake had become corrupted by trash and litter. At that point, Ixtel became real to me. What made this lake real for me? Was it its beauty or was it its history? Perhaps it was neither of those things but something else entirely.

If we think of the word “real” as something that is “real” in reality, then we will not be able to answer this question. This might be because the word “real” does not have a single definition but many different definitions.

Source: Marcelo In The Real World

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