Daily monomad challenge // Ambalema Waterfront (Eng - Esp)
This is my entry for the #monomad challenge đź–¤
On the waterfront of Ambalema, Tolima, there is an abandoned water tank that always catches my attention. Every time I visit my father, I am impressed by how it stands there, lonely and full of mystery. Its walls, already old and neglected, seem to have lost the shine of yesteryears. I wonder how many stories have been woven around that tank, how many shared moments, how many dreams scattered in its surroundings.
En el malecĂłn de Ambalema, Tolima, hay un tanque de agua abandonado que siempre llama mi atenciĂłn. Cada vez que voy a visitar a mi padre me impresiona cĂłmo se levanta ahĂ, solitario y lleno de misterio. Sus paredes, ya viejas y descuidadas, parecen haber perdido el brillo de antaño. Me pregunto cuántas historias se habrán tejido en torno a ese tanque, cuántos momentos compartidos, cuántos sueños regados por sus alrededores.
Whenever I pass by it, I can't help but stop and observe it for a while. I like to imagine how it must have been in its glory days when it served its purpose of supplying water to the community. It saddens me to see it now abandoned, as if time had forgotten about it. The rust that surrounds it seems determined to send it into oblivion and has also witnessed its abandonment.
Cuando paso cerca de Ă©l, no puedo evitar detenerme y observarlo por un rato. Me gusta imaginar cĂłmo habrá sido en su Ă©poca de gloria, cuando cumplĂa su propĂłsito de abastecer de agua a la comunidad. Me entristece verlo ahora abandonado, como si el tiempo se hubiera olvidado de Ă©l. El Ăłxido que lo envuelve parece querer mandarlo al olvido, y tambiĂ©n ha sido testigo de su abandono.
Although the abandoned water tank evokes nostalgia in me, it also inspires me. It makes me reflect on the importance of caring for and preserving our history, our symbols. I dream of a future in which this tank regains its lost splendor, where it becomes a meeting point for the community again. Perhaps it is possible to restore it, give it a new life, and thus keep the legacy of those who built it alive.
Aunque el tanque de agua abandonado me provoca nostalgia, tambiĂ©n me inspira. Me hace reflexionar sobre la importancia de cuidar y preservar nuestra historia, nuestros sĂmbolos. Sueño con un futuro en el que este tanque recupere su esplendor perdido, en el que vuelva a ser un punto de encuentro para la comunidad. Quizás sea posible restaurarlo, darle una nueva vida, y asĂ mantener vivo el legado de quienes lo construyeron.
Oh Thank you so much !! really thank you!