It is a question of the sky.
That moment in the morning when grey
gives in to the brightness of blue
and white and green and red,
and the birds sing hosannah! allelujah!
hail the coming of the light!
Rejoicing is a question of letting yourself go.
Accept the movement and the flowing of all things,
from light to darkness, and after infinite periods
of boredom, sadness or stress, back to light again;
it is really a question of looking out.
There is absurdity in humour,
but laughter is a faculty and a skill.
One must train the body, the spirit and the mind.
Be joyful, sing for joy, take a leap:
it’s the Te Deum the birds sing, and it’s not cold.
It’s another day shining upon you;
abandon yourself to revelling, for there is light today.
Published by Ernesto Priego
My passion is creating opportunities for discovery, creativity and innovation. I am an advocate for enhanced access to information as a public good. I enjoy fostering engagement and openness, facilitating collaboration and mentoring.
My main focus is multi-disciplinary and involves practically and theoretically connecting the dots between varied, closely-related fields and topics: comics studies; human-computer interaction design, library and information science, digital humanities, scholarly communications, publishing studies, digital innovation and material culture, intellectual rights and open science, access, data and educational resources.
I love writing and spreading the word about the things I believe in. I love higher education and the Internet and I define myself as a digital scholarship advocate. I love working collaboratively and on my own. You can still follow me and/or contact me via Twitter @ernestopriego.
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