May 2016
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Freedom darling!
Antigone is free, and since freedom is constantly being earned, it would be fair to say that Antigone liberates herself, because we never stop liberating ourselves, and learning to liberate ourselves. Freedom is the most repressed gift, because freedom represents truth; it is the best interpreter of life. It tames destiny and calls Continue reading
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The permanent conversion
Contrary to what is often said or believed, tradition requires constant conversion. Tradition is not a sinecure, a life spent at the spa! Tradition requires constant effort. And even the most important effort: not to forget. There is no tradition unless it is living, and living Continue reading
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The call of fate, the forgetting of vocation
To deny the origin, it is possible to assert that the existence of past events cannot be proven, or better, that it was an accident, an accident amplified by gossip. This is where mitigation often proves to be an effective subterfuge, because it does not require denial and relies on a degree of honesty, but if the deception allows Continue reading
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From sense to nonsense
The contemporary world is getting excited by using the phrase: faire sens, a perfect translation of the Anglo-Saxon expression, make sense. It is so comforting to repeat this expression to oneself without it actually having any... meaning, we thus pick up little things that make sense, but what are these mini-meanings found on the ground almost by chance? What are Continue reading