Fernando González
Fernando González Ochoa was a Colombian writer and existentialist philosopher known as "el filósofo de Otraparte" (The Philosopher from somewhere else). He wrote about sociology, history, art, moral, economy, epistemology and theology in a magisterial and creative way, using different genres of literature. González is considered one of the most original writers of Colombia during the 20th century. His ideas were controversial and had a great influence in the Colombian society at his time and today. The González work was the inspiration of Nadaism, a literary movement founded by one of his disciple, Gonzalo Arango. The Otraparte Villa, his house in Envigado, is today a museum and the headquarters of the cultural foundation to preserve and promote his legacy. The place was declared a National Patrimony of Colombia in 2006.
“¡Oh, Vida! ¡Nada deseo, porque te tengo! ¡Soy Vida! Contigo siempre, siempre... Lo que Tú no eres no es; ¡el deseador es imbécil! ¡Imbécil, que posee un tesoro y se angustia por un centavo falso! ¡Hideputas ideólogos, conferenciantes, escritores, filósofos, teólogos! ¡Sólo Tú, sólo existes Tú y todo eres Tú, amor mío, que eres yo mismo! ¡Te tengo tan cerca! ¡Aquí te tengo! ¡Estoy reposando en Ti, sobre Ti, dentro de Ti! ¡Eres yo mismo, amor mío!...”