It is true that, in addressing any topic, the writer can make it interesting by giving it depth or, rather, by showing himself as an expert on the subject. However, there is a limit which, if crossed, makes the text dull to an unbearable level. Technicism, in literature, is only to be tolerated when it reinforces the peculiarity of the expression that is independent of it; more often than not, what it does is to make the lines insipid for those unfamiliar with the area being dealt with. Unfortunately, this is a difficult mistake to avoid for someone who has dedicated himself to a certain subject and then decides to dramatize it. But it is good to keep in mind that great literature is not produced for specialists because, after all, we hardly call a specialist one who is one in the essential.
It Is Strange to Note the Absolute Irrationality…
It is strange to note the absolute irrationality of this duty that is often the inexhaustible and most potent fuel in the trajectory of great writers. When asked about the reason for so much effort and so much affliction, the answer of “I have to do it” does not seem sufficient, and even believable. An entire life, then, justified by something inexplicable… this is, no doubt, something apparently fragile; and yet, so it is.
It Is Only Possible to Progress Spiritually…
It is only possible to progress spiritually and maintain tranquility when circumstances seem to force the opposite, in the belief that man always has a choice, even if it is given as a psychological reaction or as an inner posture. Contrary to what it may seem at first, determinism does not tranquilize and can only generate anguish towards an uncontrollable future that will fall upon the one who considers it reasonable; therefore, the determinist feels impotent before forces alien to his will. Very different is the feeling of someone who knows that, no matter what happens to him, there will always be the possibility of a response.
It Is Very Difficult Not to Get Carried Away…
It is very difficult not to get carried away by mysticism when it offers us plausible answers to phenomena that otherwise seem to have no explanation. There is, of course, always the simplest option: deny and forget about them. But for those either curious or attracted by a vital need for answers, there is no simple option. At first, it is the eyes open; and then the mind struggling to justify what the eyes see. Here the mysticism, since it is unacceptable to reject both eyes and reason. The hard thing is to see that, in some cases, the mystical solution is only temporarily reassuring…