“To every action, there is always an equal reaction.” Isaac Newton
My parents divorced when I was eight years old. My mother and I moved to my grandparent’s home on my mother’s side. That represented for me a complete catastrophe. All was new for me. I had to star on Cero.
My grandfather, Captain Don Ignacio Crecencio Corzo Alvarez de la Masa, was a retired military man who had fought in the War of Independence of 1898 in Cuba. A gentle, tall, quiet man. I loved him a lot. I remember that sometimes his eyes would wander into the past. He perhaps remembered the desolation and death of the battles.
When we moved in, he guided me little by little. He was very diplomatic. He waited for me to return from school, sitting on the porch in his rocking chair daily. He will always ask me two questions. How did it go today? What did you learn today?
One day when he asked the same questions, I told him I was furious with one of my classmates. At the end of class, we got ourselves involved in an argument, and I felt like punching him in the mouth. I said tomorrow, and I will knock him up. Who is this fellow? He asked me. I told him, Fernando. Then he asked me if he had been involved in an accident. Is he sick? I responded that no.
He told me. Well, grandson, he is going to defend himself. I understand that sometimes you must protect yourself, but always count on the other guys who will respond accordingly. Be prepared. Violence always brings more violence. Try to avoid it. But if you must beware.
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My name is Julian L Sevillano. I am the Executive Director of this space that aims to disseminate pertinent information about the human brain, emphasizing brain neuroplasticity and the tools that can help us weather our circumstances. My mission is to bring some hope regarding the dilemma of people of all ages. And the difficulty is because we not only have to fight with problems that our condition brings but also with what adaptation to the results of the pandemic and the so-called "New Normal" entails. Notice to the reader that I said "our condition" since I just turned 86! I continued my studies at Harvard Extension School in Fundamentals of Neuroscience. I obtained Certificates in the Electrical Properties of Neurons, Neural Networks and Neurons and The Brain. I previously studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting and economics. I am the Coordinator of Neurocognitive Research Programs for Seniors—I-Function, Inc. (University of Miami School of Medicine start-up). I am a Consultant at the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and Aging. Miller School of Medicine. University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida. I also work as a Neuroplasticity and BrainHQ Posit Science Certified Brain Adequacy Trainer at brain training centers located at the Village Activity Center in Key Biscayne, Florida, at the City of Coral Gables, Florida Activity Center, and The Palace Coral Gables (self-contained accommodations and services for seniors) in Coral Gables, Florida.
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