Throughout life there are simply happy birthdays, those of childhood, as soon as it is accompanied by some light. Later, others arrive who give you more thoughtfulness, some in which you resume that happiness and others in which you forget that you have a birthday.
According to this book Happy days de Mara Torres placeholder image, the cycle that marks animic transitions is something almost mathematical fixed at five years, half a decade. A very interesting theory from which to weave a plot about the evolution of identity. As we establish reference points in our passing through this world, what this novel establishes seems to me an extraordinary idea.
To develop this fictionalized theory we get under the skin of Miguel who, after a call from his friend Claudia, climbs onto that retrospective path. Yes, this is how we discover how variable our identity is, the contradiction that ultimately guides our steps.
What we were, specifically what Miguel was, is something that will never happen again. And the fundamental thing is to discover on which birthday he was happiest to consider when he most faithfully followed the dictates of his heart.
Happy days can occur beyond childhood (self-appreciation), but they will always be found in those moments in which we respond and act in a way more in line with the inertia of our soul. Miguel is a reflection of a life easily recognizable by all of us: friendships that were considered eternal, student times, the discovery of so many things, frustrations and overcoming… so many and so many things.
In the end, the important thing, as they say, is to tell it. And Mara Torres does it wonderfully.
You can buy the book Happy days, the new novel by Mara Torres, here: