Andrés
tenía
un
buen
empleo,
pero
sentía
que
algo
faltaba
en
su
vida.
Andrés had a good job, but he felt that something was missing in his life.
Cada
mañana,
se
miraba
al
espejo
y
se
preguntaba
si
eso
era
todo.
Every morning, he looked at himself in the mirror and wondered if that was all.
Un
día,
recibió
una
oferta
para
abrir
un
restaurante
con
su
primo.
One day, he received an offer to open a restaurant with his cousin.
La
idea
era
arriesgada:
dejaría
un
sueldo
seguro
por
un
sueño
incierto.
The idea was risky: he would leave a secure salary for an uncertain dream.
Su
familia
estaba
dividida:
su
madre
lo
apoyaba,
su
padre
le
pedía
prudencia.
His family was divided: his mother supported him, his father asked for caution.
Andrés
pasó
semanas
analizando
números,
miedos
y
posibilidades.
Andrés spent weeks analyzing numbers, fears and possibilities.
Si
el
restaurante
fracasaba,
perdería
sus
ahorros.
If the restaurant failed, he would lose his savings.
Pero
si
no
lo
intentaba,
se
arrepentiría
para
siempre.
But if he did not try, he would regret it forever.
Finalmente,
decidió
dar
el
salto.
Finally, he decided to take the leap.
Los
primeros
meses
fueron
difíciles,
pero
aprendió
más
que
en
diez
años.
The first months were hard, but he learned more than in ten years.
Hoy,
su
restaurante
es
conocido
en
todo
el
barrio.
Today, his restaurant is known throughout the neighborhood.
Andrés
dice
que
el
riesgo
no
era
el
fracaso,
sino
no
haberlo
intentado.
Andrés says the risk was not failure, but not having tried.
A
veces,
las
mejores
decisiones
son
las
que
dan
miedo.
Sometimes, the best decisions are the ones that scare you.