Leopardi says: Sopra ogni dolore d’ogni sventura si può riposare, fuorchè sopra il pentimento. Nel pentimento non c’è riposo nè pace, e perciò è la maggiore o la più acerba di tutte le disgrazie. It is incredible to note that, in other words, the same statement is already in these notes: remorse is extremely painful and invincible, acting as an immovable fetter on the spirit, against which nothing can be done. But the curious thing is to note the identical conclusion, reached by different and independent means, which, if it does not express a truth discovered twice, perhaps denotes similar e ..read more

When we analyze these inevitable breakups, which seem necessary and imposed by fate, but which leave a positive, sweet and nostalgic memory in perpetuity, we think of that touching could and how we often seem to be held hostage by a greater force. That’s why it would be truly wonderful if there were such a thing as eternity, and such reunions on other planes, in other circumstances devoid of the imperative force of necessity operating on this earth, as asserted by Spiritism. In any case, while we are here, the best thing to do with such memories is to keep them and leave them as they are, not ..read more

Keeping expectations low, living modestly and, above all, knowing how to say no to opportunities to change previous precepts. That’s how satisfaction is almost obtained, ultimately achieved by spending the time on what one wants. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Email ..read more

The unspoken truth of literary criticism is that, in the end, the construction of characters, the dramatic arc, the description of settings and other silliness do not matter when what is created is the isolated product of mental ingenuity. Enough with the lies! What matters in literature is the transubstantiation into letters of living, personal experiences that have been engraved in the author’s innermost being and which, as humane, deserve universal interest. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Email ..read more

It comes to mind the radical decision of Cioran who, banishing his mother tongue from his hand and tongue, vowed never to earn a living except by penning, that is, never to betray his recognized vocation in order to earn more money in some other occupation. The result was an obvious and permanent lack of comfort, to say the least for a writer who isolated himself in a rented cubicle, supporting himself on handouts and eating in a popular restaurant, when his intellect would have allowed him infinitely greater possibilities. All this seems to suggest that we should always ask ourselves mentally ..read more

Disappointment is always proportional to expectation. To say so may be an unnecessary platitude, but the truth is that it takes an incredibly great strength to put the brakes on big, imponderable dreams at moments when they seem plausible. If one does not do it, one risks the equally incredibly great disappointments that come with them, the risk of which perhaps justifies repeating this platitude until the brain is convinced that, often, the best thing to do is not to dream. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Email ..read more

Life really is an endless cycle of frustration when one lives wanting, and always wanting more and more, without the mind being capable of a flash of divine wisdom and putting a brake and an end to this lamentable human tendency towards greed and dissatisfaction. Few things impress as much as realizing the power of this ancient Buddhist truth, applicable to all people of all times and which seems to have been proclaimed by someone who has seen everything and understood everything. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Email ..read more

We must go back and back to the Dhammapada, to always remember that peace is the enemy of desire, and that pleasures of any kind hide a poisonous background that the wise must avoid. The world drives them, which is why it is necessary to be an enemy of the world. To give in, aware of this infallible dynamic, is to turn life into an incalculably torturous experience. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Email ..read more

By Leopardi: Chi ha disperato di se stesso, o per qualunque ragione, si ama meno vivamente, è meno invidioso, odia meno i suoi simili, ed è quindi più suscettibile di amicizia per questa parte, o almeno in minor contraddizione con lei. Chi più si ama meno può amare. In fact, every virtuous relationship that can exist between two human beings is based on what goes against self-love, that is, modesty, benevolence and selflessness. Without these virtues, there is nothing to be done, and relationships will never be anything more than a terrain of interests and disputes in which those involved ga ..read more

Periodically, over the space of a few generations, societies have to revalidate the foundations bequeathed by tradition, and they do not do so until they go through the very same crises that led to the need for their establishment. The objective, to pacify understandings and avoid new crises, is achieved only until those who have kept it in their memory die, or not at all. History, in this respect, only demonstrates its failure to a few intellectuals. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Email ..read more