A Dádiva do Tempo, Cartas aos meus filhos

by Jorge Ramos

"Há coisas que todo o pai sempre quis dizer aos seus filhos. Sobre o amor. Sobre a morte. Sobre aquilo que é realmente importante na vida. Sobre o sexo. Sobre Deus e a religião. Sobre os seus avós e as suas raízes. Sobre como é viver num país estrangeiro. Sobre como andar para a frente. De tudo isto nos fala o autor.
Jorge Ramos compartilha connosco aquilo que antes nunca se atrevera a dizer aos seus filhos. A Dádiva do Tempo é um olhar íntimo e comovedor sobre o mundo em que vivemos e sobre o papel que deve caber a um pai. Através da sua experiência como testemunha dos horrores (foi repórter de guerra!) e das alegrias, Jorge Ramos oferece aos filhos conselhos sólidos, não só sobre como viver, mas também sobre como sobreviver no problemático mundo de hoje."

Genres: Nonfiction

198 pages, Paperback

First published September 4, 2007

About the author

Jorge Gilberto Ramos Ávalos is a Mexican-born American journalist and author. Regarded as the best-known Spanish-language news anchor in the United States of America, he has been referred to as "The Walter Cronkite of Latin America".

Reviews

[Maneesha Jain · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful book. Here are my favorite quotes:
- Traveling with either only your mother or your father is unlike anything else.
- Dialogue is always war's first victim.
- [About US]: Children, you have to be so grateful to be here.
- [About US]: It is, after all, the country I chose for my family, and the country that has chosen us.
- [About US]: Here, there is a very tight relationship between effort and results.
- I've never met anybody else who had such a hard time taking time off.
- We read because, with a book in hand, we are others.
- [Quoting Kahlil Gibron]: And stand together, yet not too near together, For the pillars of the temple stand apart, And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each others shadow.
- Just look: One dinner is enough to see how a family functions.

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lo acabé en un día, en audiolibro, un deleite auditivo. Primer libro que le doy 5 estrellas. No cabe duda que Jorge Ramos es un hombre sumamente interesante. Muy buenas reflexiones, anécdotas e introspección que comparte con sus hijos y con los que lo leemos/escuchamos. Este fue el primer libro que leí de este autor/periodista y me a animado a seguir leyendo mas de este mismo autor. Para mi fue muy interesante conocer mas de éste periodista que crecí viendo en la televisión. Me encantaron sus ideologías y relatos de experiencias vividas. La única crítica constructiva sería la musica de fondo, no me pareció placentera. Con su voz solamente hubiera sido mas que suficiente.

[Silvia · Rating 5 out of 5]

It may just be the great admiration I feel for this guy talking, but I loved this book.
It got me thinking about my parents and the things I don't know about them. Or the things I'd love for my kids to know about me if I weren't around at a given point in their lives. Alltogether, it's the kind of book that makes you take a step back and reconsider one's realationship with family, friends and life.

[Her van Dav · Rating 5 out of 5]

El género epistolar es uno de mis géneros favoritos, los autores suelen ser no solo espontáneos, si no más honestos, transparentes. He leído algunos, como las cartas a Theo de Vincent Van Gog, pero este se ha convertido en uno de mis predilectos. Un libro enteramente personal, pero con un roce en la vida del lector. A veces me parecía que mi propia experiencia corría en paralelo con las experiencias del autor. En ocasiones era el hijo y en otras era el hijo escribiendo a sus futuros hijos.
La correspondencia de Jorge Ramos para sus hijos es una constante reflexión sobre la vida y dinámica familiar. Nos pone en la piel de los padres, para los que solo somos hijos, y cómo esas vivencias nos han marcado y configurado. Somos un fragmento de nuestras familias. Por otro lado, las reflexiones del autor acerca de la guerra, la religión, la política, el amor, el tiempo, etc., son cuestiones que atañen a todos, y en ese punto, atinó en abrirlas al público. Mis dos capítulos favoritos sin duda son los últimos.
Recomendaría ampliamente este libro a hijos y padres.

[Alejandro Magallanes · Rating 3 out of 5]

This man loves his children. Leaving behind these teachings about himself, their ancestors, their growth, etc. for his two children is inspiring for parents. As a book it's an easy read, but you'd probably find yourself more enthralled if you were a member of his family.

[Paulina Ruiz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wowowowowow de los favoritos de mi vida

[Yenny Jaimes · Rating 5 out of 5]

indomable

Excelente lectura, una puerta que deja pasar la luz a lo importante, las relaciones con los nuestros y con nosotros

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little too preachy for my taste but it was a good read.

[Julie Stevenson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Heartfelt letters from a father to his children....wish everyone had a dad like this

[Carlos]

Share with your children everything about you...they are all the better for it. Ramos, shares details of his life for his children with his stories and allows us to take a peak with this book.

[Ivan Montes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me encanto. Espero seguir el ejemplo y dejarles algo asi a mis hijos.

[Ruff Boy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. It helped me to appreciate some of the similar issues that I have been faced with in growing up and becoming a father.

[Heke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Indispensable leer con calma la decimocuarta carta.

[Dori · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting and easy to read. Makes you thinks about what is really important in life in a casual and fun way.