Modern man has a taste for comfort, and all he does not want are experiences that shake him up and force him to move. And when we analyze his days, his years, we see how regrettable the effects of mediocrity, convenience and idleness are. It is curious to note the frequency of extreme experiences in great souls, whose character seems to be consolidated precisely by them. Sublime or harsh, they mark less by nature than by intensity, representing the transformative essence that modern custom wants to avoid.