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When I was young

 When I was young things were easier than now.  In that time I was healthier and smarter.  I had a good body and a good mind. Now I am older and weaker.  I suffer a little more.  But I am happier. Why?  Maybe now I am capable of understanding many things in life that I couldn't understand in the past. It is a pity that I don't have anymore the strength that I had before. Life always seems to be in this way:  When wisdom comes in, the strength goes out.  When I was young I had the strength, but the wisdom was missing.  I was not so wise! Now I am an old man.  I am wiser, but I am weaker too! At the end of all I will die with my wisdom!  Everything will have an end!

I need to write in English

 I am 54 now. And I was thinking about a fact: I am not young anymore. And that means that it is time to stop studying English. Exactly! One thing is to study something, another completely diferent thing is to use the language. So, after a time of reflexion, I have discovered that what I have acquired  related to the language, I must use it. Many times we forget that never we can have a complete domain of some knowledge, especially related to the language science. So, there comes a time when we need to stop studying and go on using the knowledge acquired. How can I use the English? Where to use it? When and why? Let's try to answer to those questions. For the first one question, I must say that there are many ways of using the English, even if I don't live in a country where the language is spoken. For example, listening to music, wachting films, reading books, etc. I must confess that I have a special dificulty in listening with comprehension and I have not a companion whom t...