What is the essay of siestas?

Answer 1

Fairly tired of assuming the minor responsibilities of my neighbors in this little

world in motion, I looked into the distant horizon where the blue Cordilleras merged

into the blue of the sky. There I rested my thoughts upon the billowing silver and grey

of the clouds, lightly remarking upon their being a trial to us, although they may not

know it. We each would mind our own business and suffer in silence for the littlest

mistakes of others; laughing at their ways if we happened to be in a position to suspend our emotion and view the whole scene as a god would; or, we could weep for other men if we are the mood to shed copious tears over the whole tragic aspect of a world thrown out of joint.

It is strange how human sympathy operates. We assume an attitude of complete

indifference to utter strangers whom we have seen but not met. We claim that they are the hardest to fall in love with in the normal exercise of Christian charity. Then a little child falls from a seat, or a beggar stretches forth a gnarled hand, or three husky men dust their seats; and we are, despite our pretensions, affected. Why not? If even a sleeping man who does nothing

Answer 2

an essay was written by leopoldo r. serrano entitled siesta is about the custom itself introduced by the spaniards.