We deplore racism and all other forms of arbitrary hatred. Yet it is interesting to note that it is, in fact, more reassuring to be hated for what one is not than for what one truly is. You are not only your skin color, your sex, or your sexual orientation. When someone is homophobic, they are actually hating a superficial…
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People usually become jerks because they were victims of abuse when they were young and never managed to recover from it. Of course, being a victim is not an excuse: everyone can do some inner work to free themselves from their traumas. Still, it is always premature to judge someone without making at least a small effort to put yourself…
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The Disappearance Of Death From Our Daily Life Unreasonable life begins the moment death has completely disappeared from our daily life, in such a way that it becomes an alternative reality, turning into a mirage, a vague and ethereal concept. This vision is mistaken and yet, it is massively sustained by popular culture, which is at once youth-oriented, hedonistic, and…
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Those who no longer make mistakes are the wise. And what is a sage, if not someone who knows? What separates ordinary people from these persons is nothing other than a quantity of knowledge – often lived directly through experience. One must not lament failures, which are only the materialization of our ignorance One can blame oneself for making mistakes,…
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Some people are not able to see the world through rose-colored glasses. Something within them feels broken. The consequence is quite sad: they are limited in their capacity to feel joy. Their entire existence is filtered through a mental opacity that prevents them from enjoying the present moment and expressing who they truly are. If you recognize yourself, even just…
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The family is primarily built on ideas of commitment and loyalty. A society is an assembly of families; one could therefore say that it is nothing more than the outcome of millions of daily acts of commitment and loyalty. The crisis of today’s society could, in the end, stem from a crisis of commitment and loyalty. How can we find…
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Some people are very low in terms of consciousness. It only takes meeting their gaze or exchanging a few words with them to realize it. It’s as if a lightning bolt strikes us, leaving us feeling demagnetized afterward. Pay Attention to Phenomena Similar to How a Capacitor Works A capacitor is an electrical component that works as follows: it accumulates…
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A life without regret is one in which the soul has been allowed to express itself as often and as enduringly as possible. There are different dimensions of being: the body, the intellect, the emotions, and the soul. If you give too much importance to your body, you can only end up disappointed, especially at the twilight of your life,…
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There are materialistic ideologies and others that are not. The schools of thought that have caused the most damage are those that promoted earthly power. The 20th century is a clear illustration of this. Whether through the dictatorship of the proletariat or through capitalism, humanity has torn itself apart—revealing in the process the true nature of the ideologies that guided…
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People tend to respect those who are rare, those who appear elusive. From this mystery arises a sense of danger, and from danger comes respect. Sometimes, one must be willing to walk away in order to be truly valued. People will show you greater consideration when they know, for example, that you are capable of anger or of clearly expressing…
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