It is possible to conjecture a formula on how to achieve glory after death. I sum it up in two topics:
I — The more belligerent, aggressive, impetuous and agitated the person is in life, the better will be remembered by the inhabitants of his country, and consequently the greater the glory will be to him.
II — The more judicious, serene, conciliatory, and peaceful the person in life, the greater the chance that his memory will be quickly forgotten, and consequently the lower the glory will be to him.
Observations:
Acts of prudence almost never mark history. Rather, mark the acts of bravery or false bravery.
As for artists and intellectuals, serious study does not usually bear fruit, when it is infinitely easier to stick the name in the pages of history by committing a great transgression rather than the difficult labor of producing works of universal value.
Finally, I dare to develop a roadmap that we believe is the simplest way to achieve glory:
1st — Join any political party of any ideology.
2nd — Achieve the leadership of this party, submitting to all that is necessary for this (history hardly remembers the means by which a leadership position is attained).
3rd — Militate, militate in all environments, shed hatred for the tongue and fingers in order to get as many partisans as possible (buying them also works).
4th — Produce any sort of social rebellion, preferably involving armed conflict and, if possible, deaths (the more deaths, the better; the longer the rebellion sustains itself, also the better).
5th — Disseminate, in the meantime or shortly before, a pamphlet (and better camouflaged in artistic work) containing any sort of political and social ideas.
These steps, I believe, are more than enough to consecrate a memory forever, regardless of its effects, premises, or the character of whom will execute them.
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