Perhaps no work has yet been written documenting the deterioration in everyday relationships due to a justifiable aversion to companies, which crystallizes into a repellent reaction to any kind of initial approach. The man who, today, possesses a cell phone number and walks daily through metropolitan commercial avenues will have to develop an anti-company shield; otherwise, he will spend a good part of his day paying attention to them. And since these shrewd companies are always developing new ways to “humanize” their harassment, sooner or later the shield ends up turning against ordinary people. The phenomenon is there, its victims are flooding the streets, and anyone who could objectively justify the resulting lack of manners would deserve praise.
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A Very Particular Dynamic of Relationships…
A very particular dynamic of relationships is often responsible for turning great personalities into social disasters. Socially, success requires specific qualities that have nothing to do with the level of personal development. There are hidden rules, some of which cannot be understood without cynicism, and not observing them can be fatal. Within a group, it is impossible to establish intimate relationships, and sincerity has a relative value. One must always act according to what is convenient, something that, for some individuals, is simply unnatural. Thus, much of what is sometimes shocking in some biographies should not cause much of an impression.
Times of Cultural Misery Are the Most…
Times of cultural misery are the most conducive to immersing oneself in great eras, great works, and great achievements. This is because everything in them stimulates an interest accentuated by contrast, leaving no doubt as to where attention should be directed. In truth, even in the most prolific times, the portion that survives is small, and therefore the portion that distracts is large. There is, of course, a special feeling that comes from novelty; but perhaps this feeling diverts attention from where it could be focused much more profitably.
The Most Important Book Yet to Be Written…
The most important book yet to be written by a new and necessary Gilberto Freyre will describe what happened in Rio de Janeiro in the last century. Such a work, if undertaken seriously, will be the most significant of the century. It is a perhaps unprecedented human catastrophe that separates the Rio de Janeiro of Machado de Assis from the Rio de Janeiro of the 2000s, and even though it is scandalous, it is difficult to trace the succession of events that made it possible. To do so, it would be necessary to gather documents and delve into history with unusual awareness and acumen, capable of identifying the psychological roots of a physically crystallized phenomenon. Someone will have to do it. From a destruction like this, something very important must be learned. Possibly, Brazil’s destiny depends on the success of such an undertaking.