Tag: philosophy

Even though one may live thoughtfully, and try to plan one’s actions so that it never comes out unthinkingly, and even though there may be great merit in doing so, there are moments when all thought and planning is supplanted by an impulse that arises as a necessity. And to note that this often proves to be fruitful! Sometimes, it is precisely in this impulse that an entire trajectory is defined, and from it the best fruits are derived. The mind, in this logic that borders on the irrational, seems to suggest that a long and silent work preceded its meticulously calculated burst. And then, let it burst…

The moments when the mind turns to the past and risks a synthesis of what endures from all that it has done and lived are always fruitful: it is often here that apparently useless works prove their worth; it is also here that routine futilities are exposed in a patent way. Then it is possible to notice that there is little that is truly resistant to the effects of time, and thus to reinvigorate priorities that may have been neglected. But beyond that: it is when the mood weakens and hope is shattered that such an exercise proves most useful—and the mind sees in it something that justifies persistence.

The posture of the wronged who remain silent is truly beautiful. Faced with a patent injustice, with all the reasons to rebel and fight back, he responds with silence. It seems to us, who observe him, that such an attitude is a moral lesson. This haughty stoicism, this detachment from pride and indifference to the outcome has a certain tacit grandiosity; of which exploitation or not is often the brightness or flaw of many tragedies. In life, such a spirit deserves from us nothing but respect.

There is a curious vacuum that follows cruel, passionate, thoughtless acts, in which man extrapolates the limits of ethics. Conscience seems to emerge questioning reasons, when it is no longer possible to undo what one has done. A vacuum is imposed, usually resulting in regret for the unnecessary excesses. The comparison with the despot who, in a fit of rage, commits an injustice as undue as it is unnecessary, is fitting. Then it is noted that, for some, such a vacuum is instructive; while, for others, it seems to legitimize immorality and foreshadow even worse excesses.