If the various biographies of revolt teach anything, it is that one can avoid society, contact and even life up to a certain point where the effort is not only pointless, but generates a very violent retaliation that would not otherwise happen. That is to say: in this world, there is a limit at which it is better to willingly accept certain inherent conditions of existence before they are imposed; it is better to accept them and work on them, rather than making an unnecessary effort to overcome them, knowing in advance that such an effort will fail.
Tag: philosophy
What Destroys the Pride of Academics
What destroys the pride of academics is having to realize, against their will, that a life dedicated to studies outside academia is infinitely more beneficial to the acquisition of knowledge in practically any field. It is to see that, without having to limit themselves to the guidelines set by the academy, the student makes much better use of his time. Over the years, the results become scandalously evident and also show the nature of the initial motivation.
It Is the Daily and Lifelong Effort…
It is the daily and lifelong effort to become what one desires that dignifies existence. And although the ideal is rarely fully achieved, the approximation, depending on the purity and solidity of the desire, is already a phenomenal success.
Again the Remorse
Leopardi says:
Sopra ogni dolore d’ogni sventura si può riposare, fuorchè sopra il pentimento. Nel pentimento non c’è riposo nè pace, e perciò è la maggiore o la più acerba di tutte le disgrazie.
It is incredible to note that, in other words, the same statement is already in these notes: remorse is extremely painful and invincible, acting as an immovable fetter on the spirit, against which nothing can be done. But the curious thing is to note the identical conclusion, reached by different and independent means, which, if it does not express a truth discovered twice, perhaps denotes similar experiences or spirits who react to them in a similar way.