Many defects are tolerated in public men, and many of them even seem derisory when moral clarity is found in them. Among his peers, this is so rare that, when it manifests itself, it seems to overshadow them all and overshadow his other qualities. In an arena dominated by falsehood and insidiousness, it is almost a miracle when we see someone who has not been contaminated.
Tag: behavior
Despite the Apparent Increase in Complexity
Modernity, despite the apparent increase in complexity that it has given to all sorts of ideologies, has simplified them to such an extent that today we can easily summarize the ideological debate into good and bad intentions. To say that it cannot be reduced to such a Manichaeism is to deny the ostensible axiological war that supports it and manifests itself in every word uttered and every line written. Everything else is secondary or irrelevant.
“Misanthropy Is Limited to Men”
The distinguished Marquis de Maricá says that “misanthropy is limited to men, it doesn’t include women”. Another mistake… Perhaps the maxim applies to recreational misanthropy, misanthropy when cultivated as a hobby; but not at all to genuine, professional misanthropy. This targets, or rather reacts to, human behavior, which is clearly different from that of a stone or a dog, and is present in both men and women. If a woman behaves like a stone, it is true that the misanthrope will spare her. But as long as, oh God, as long as she speaks, as long as she is capable of vibrating the strings and sonorizing a human voice, as long as she is capable of directing a word to another soul, and therefore forcing, impelling, constraining a communicative act and claiming attention for herself, the woman will inevitably be included in the list, the marquis is wrong and there is nothing to be done.
How to Deal With Envy
When we are asked how to deal with envy, malice and falsehood, it is safe to say that we are dealing with a young person, or someone with little experience. “Deal” is the vocabulary of someone who is still tied to the social game and afraid of appearing hostile. In short, there is no “deal” with envy, malice or falsehood. What there is, however, is to walk away from envious, malicious and false people at the first and slightest sign, without hesitation or embarrassment. To do this, however, one needs to have a very well-established personality, something that only comes with the years, and makes it possible to act resolutely and kick the convenience to the curb..