Depending on where one is born and where one grows up, it is not uncommon to reach, within just a few years of adulthood, a sense of complete saturation, total disinterest, and a lack of identification with everything the environment has to offer. And so, it is time to leave. And to leave without too much reflection, because that tends to discourage the decision. Here, the problem of circumstances arises. But no one can explain how it is possible that, even when these circumstances seem the most precarious, the right decision prevails, and before long there is nothing left to regret. Once the experience seems to have been absorbed and overcome, once what could be learned from it has been learned and it has become undesirable, one must abandon it forever; otherwise, it will take root, causing harm, corrupting, and no longer having anything new to teach.
It Is Interesting to Note How Rare Stories…
It is interesting to note how rare stories of redemption are in practice, yet how common they are in thought. That is to say, the mind inclined toward dreaming tends to imagine such an arc for its life, without reflecting on whether it would be desirable or, rather, whether it has any practical benefit. Because a dream, even if it does not come true, still exerts an influence. A whole life spent waiting for this great moment! And, at the same time, a whole life lost in dreaming… There are better plots; more modest ones. But such ambiguity highlights the complexity of human psychology. Visualization is necessary; it guides the creative act. But one must ground it and ground oneself while living, not allowing oneself to get lost in thin air. What remains, then, is everyday reality, always less grand than one would like, but in which one can write a real story.
Thankful Should Be Those Who Enjoy…
Thankful should be those who enjoy positive influences which, when they least expect or desire them, draw them in, brighten their days, and bring them an unexpected sense of well-being. On the other hand, those who must deal with opposing influences can never be too careful. Giving in to them often means allowing oneself to be dragged toward an abyss where, in a moment of losing control, one might make a mistake. One is never as far from anguish as one imagines… And, after all, when one knows the true nature of things, heavy is the burden of realizing that the despair one experiences is, in truth, the result less of influences than of decisions.
Some Complain That Contemporary Literature…
Some complain that contemporary literature lacks life, and that it resembles a castle of empty words and ideas. Well, that is the practical and predictable result of Saussure’s idea, according to which the meaning of a word is nothing more than the difference between it and all the others. I myself, when I think a little about this modern linguistics, feel that I am slowly ceasing to be a man and turning into a word. With such advances in this new science, I imagine that, after a graduate degree in linguistics, a subject should already be able to see his name instead of his face in a mirror. There is nothing surprising about this.