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Inversiones Maslosa / Insights / Press Releases / Pedro Martínez Cutillas (Transience as a source of fullness)Date: 27/11/2024
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PEDRO MARTÍNEZ CUTILLAS
Owner and Executive President of the EMMSA Group
On November 26, 2021,
Pedro entered eternity,
leaving behind the silence of absence
and the radiance of his memory.
With his departure, we were deprived of the excellence of his philosophy of work,
of his artistic and cultural sensitivity,
of his demand for rigor and sustained effort,
of his open and spontaneous nature,
of his warmth, his understanding,
and of the simplicity that so brightly illuminated his life.
His imprint transcended time,
sowing light in remembrance
as a vestige of his strength, courage and determination.
An inspiring testament
to how perseverance, innovation,
and vision can lead a person
from humble beginnings
to the pinnacle of success.
Those of us who loved him will continue to honor his example,
his path and his story.
We will commemorate his life in every memory,
applauding his efforts,
celebrating his triumphs,
and all that, through his joy and passion,
made him unique in our hearts.
Today, Pedro dwells in the profound threshold of our soul,
unchanging and eternal.
Not in the memory of his face,
nor in the moments we once shared;
but in the indelible mark he left behind,
a presence that, freed from time,
endures where death can no longer reach it.
He is no longer present in the way we knew him:
not in his laughter,
nor in his voice,
nor in his gestures.
He is not in what he was,
but in that which, thanks to his life,
continues to be.
Today, Pedro lives in the reflection of his legacy,
which did not die with him.
His life reminds us that love
does not depend on physical permanence.
That existence does not come to a halt
when we can no longer perceive it in the same way;
that not every shadow is synonymous with loneliness,
but is sometimes the form taken by a light
that continues to shine beside us.
His absence, far from being an ending,
becomes a brief parenthesis,
that infinite space that shelters the soul,
where, in its constant unfolding,
the reunion patiently awaits.
From this certainty springs a deep peace:
the peace born of celebrating the fleeting with gratitude,
of living with greater serenity, with greater love,
and with the freedom granted by knowing
that, in the end, all that we are
and all that we love
is only one more step
along a path that does not end here.
Every November 26th, as I take my place in the church, I celebrate, amidst memories, the life of Pedro.
The Gospel for this significant day (Luke 21:5-11) speaks of the destruction of the temple, that imposing and sacred symbol for the people of Israel: “Days will come when not one stone will be left on another that will not be thrown down” and of the need to remain vigilant, prepared for the moment when everything we have will be left behind.
In a world saturated by the need to belong, to leave an indelible mark and to cling to what we believe we possess, the passage presented to us carries a profound lesson of humility and resignation in the face of the inevitable. It is a reminder of human fragility, not only of our bodies, but also of our ideas, our belongings and ultimately, our passage through this world.
There is something extraordinary in this exercise of selflessness, something that resonates with the need to reconcile ourselves with the transience of life, with the fleeting nature of all that we know and cherish. It leads us by the hand toward a process of detachment, not from material possessions, but from the illusions that bind us to them.
We are finite beings seeking, in their fleetingness, to give meaning and form to what we are. Everything we consider “ours” —whether material objects, relationships, or even our own achievements— does not truly belong to us. We are part of a continuous flow that continues its course, even when we are no longer present.
The first great introspection that emerges is the mystery of time. We live under the shadow of temporality, as if, by some trick of our will, we could master it. But, as the Gospel points out, time is an enigma beyond our comprehension. Nothing is more certain than the fact that what seems eternal today becomes dust, oblivion, tomorrow. Thus, time is the first great lesson in humility: nothing lasts. Neither our certainties nor our questions. And yet, we live as if we are in control, as if the relentless clock could yield to our obstinacy. Time is our teacher, yet we ignore it.
Then, the Word of God invites us to face something even more painful: the finitude of our bodies, our own death. “You do not know the day or the hour,” says Jesus, reminding us that human life is a unique, unrepeatable fragment between two points we cannot alter. To live is to dwell on the frontier between beginning and end, between the possible and the definitive. Understanding that our existence is temporary drives us to live each moment with greater awareness and authenticity, as a conscious act, a practice of reconciliation with what we cannot avoid.
Human relationships, so crucial in our lives, are also ephemeral. Parents will not always be with us; children, as free beings, will chart their own horizons. We do not own the people we love and although our connections are deep, they are always marked by the freedom each human being possesses, the ability to choose their own destiny.
Recognizing that others, even when close, are not subject to our will, that they are masters of their own reality, is a lesson in freedom and detachment. Life is a succession of intertwined moments and although we may share them, each person has the right to live according to their own choices, unbound. Here too lies the meaning of mature, free love: love that does not confine, that does not demand, but respects the freedom of the other.
“Days will come when not one stone will be left on another that will not be thrown down.” The idea that everything we preserve has been “entrusted to us on loan” completely redefines our relationship with things. We live under the illusion of power over that which merely walks beside us. Thus, the notion that we truly own anything is only a fleeting comfort, a way of confronting the certainty that all, without exception, is lost and of our obsession with controlling what we cannot govern.
Death will take away what we have so desperately tied to ourselves. Similarly, the goods we accumulate, the material possessions we so value, are as ephemeral as our own existence, destined to lose their connection to our identity and to merge into a cycle of ownership beyond our control. What was once a fragment of our story will become foreign and what today shines with the value of memory will fade into the distance of others, leaving no trace of our passage.
Ultimately, everything is mortal; everything bears the mark of extinction. Conceiving that the beings and things to which we cling also have their own life cycle is a way of preparing ourselves for the inevitable farewell. Attachment only makes parting more painful because we believe we have the power to preserve what was never in our hands. Recognizing the fragility of all we love liberates us, teaching us to live with the awareness that nothing lasts forever.
Acknowledging our vulnerability, our mortality and the transience of all that surrounds us is not an act of despair, but an act of liberation. By accepting what we cannot change, we can live more fully, more freely. We can offer others what we have, knowing that nothing truly belongs to us and that everything is on loan. In this sense, the greatness of life lies in the wisdom of living in harmony with reality, unafraid of the unpredictable, in the capacity to live fully, to be aware of our finitude and from that awareness, to give the best of ourselves to others.
This is the message that calls us to understand and live, not in pursuit of the eternal, but in the certainty that each moment, however brief, is enough.
Francisco Massó Mora.
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