By: José Galicot
Note: ZETA
A city of brutal growth where we come from all over the country, looking for work, shelter, dignity and home, and here we find it. A young city that has not yet defined its history and its future. Where the adventure takes place, it requires a spiritual symbol that unites us and speaks of the emotional responses to an active, dynamic and fighting people.
And Mother Teresa of Calcutta appears to us, who affirms: “here, as in Calcutta, God is felt; here I am needed”. She was ill, almost on the verge of death, when she found the loving and intelligent arm: Dr. Patricia Aubanel, a wise woman, who took care of her, managing to prolong Mother Teresa’s life for several years.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta, whose birth name was Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, was born on August 26, 1910 in Skopje, then part of the Ottoman Empire and now the capital of North Macedonia. Throughout her life, she became an iconic figure of service and charity, dedicating her life to caring for the poorest and neediest.
In 1950, Mother Teresa founded the religious congregation of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India. Her goal was to provide medical care and aid to the underprivileged, especially those living in extreme poverty. Under her leadership, the Missionaries of Charity expanded rapidly and established hospitals, clinics, homes for orphans and the elderly, and care centers for the terminally ill in various countries around the world.
Mother Teresa became a worldwide symbol of compassion and devotion to the underprivileged. Her work and dedication earned her numerous recognitions and awards, including the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. However, there were also criticisms and controversies surrounding his work, mainly related to the standards of medical care at his facilities.
As for their physical presence in Tijuana, Mexico, the Missionaries of Charity have established a presence in the city to provide aid to those most in need. Through their homes and care centers, the missionaries have offered shelter, medical care and basic services to people in extreme poverty, the elderly, the sick and orphans.
When I first met her, her presence was dramatic, a small woman, emanating feelings of goodness, character and decisiveness. I later learned that she would eventually be selected by the church as a saint. Her love for the needy was enormous and she created her own men’s congregation here.
Don’t you think, my friend reader, that she deserves a space where she and her noble ideas are honored?
Don’t you think it would be necessary to have a resting place for all those who need it?
The group PASAC, Parque Agroforestal Sustentable, A.C., has taken seriously the mission of creating a sanctuary in the Sanchez Taboada neighborhood, where there is a nice little hill that has all the characteristics required for a space for reflection. Architect Anahí Merino along with Architect Karla Meraz, Mrs. Carmen Avitia, Luis Miguel Torres, Rene Romandía and many others have decided to provide the city with this space that will make Tijuana already have a Mother.
Blessed be God.
José Galicot is a businessman based in Tijuana.
E-mail: jose.galicot@tijuanainnovadora.com