To live in confinement is to live like in a prison. We bubble like in a steam room, we ruminate our memories, we can hardly imagine a rosy future. Yet prison is sold as a lifesaver, why should it be suitable for delinquents and not for us, the common man? Why do we – society – advocate a remedy that…
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We all want to have early children just as we want to harvest our strawberries earlier in the year. However, a parent is not an animal trainer, he is first and foremost a gardener. The value of an education is only as good as the ability to recreate an environment conducive to the proper “growth” of children. Children may not…
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The bad guys increase our weaknesses while overshadowing our qualities. Benevolence grows us, it is the light of intelligence and what channels life. Just as a house needs an attic to stock up for the harsh winter, the human dwelling needs a reserve of soul to face hostilities and shortages of heart. The heart needs to be festive in times…
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We live off-center lives. We miss our true potential at times and we can feel like a helpless spectator of our lives racing by. This feeling is often only temporary, but when it does occur, it is unpleasant. How can we regain control of the cockpit? Who flies when we are absent? If you don’t like the autopilot, you have…
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We are dominated by four verbs on a daily basis. Some would say that they represent each phase of life or that our character is dominated by one of them. Together, these four verbs form the backbone of our lives. Embarrassment invades us when we are asked what we do in life. It’s embarrassing because we don’t always feel like…
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Quality requires a sustained effort that could be called quantity. Before you can produce quality, you must have produced a lot. Do you want to excel in a field? Do you want to devote a significant part of your time to it? Few are willing to do so simply because quantity is synonymous with repetitiveness, which is often associated with…
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Experience shows that we find it difficult to separate ourselves from the nation that saw us born. This natural patriotism somehow prevents us from putting ourselves in the place of others, since we assume that our nation is the best. Of course, sometimes we are critical and even bitter towards this intangible entity, but we are always critical with the…
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The human is a finite being with infinite needs. The quest for glory and eternity are two examples of desires associated with infinity. Faced with the inability to satisfy such needs, we live most of our time with feelings of frustration and discontent. How can we solve this problem when these desires seem to be the ones that differentiate them…
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Eternal youth may lie in our ability to keep our childlike gaze. As we grow up, the world expects new things from us, which in turn changes us. This makes us lose our freshness and cheerfulness little by little. How can we preserve the qualities of childhood in order to better live our adult life? The child is a role…
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