We all have a natural greatness that we forget over time, whether through education or a social context that pushes us to fit in, to choose a role that we have not necessarily chosen. Thus, we spend our lives occupying roles without having really (at least apparently) wanted to, sometimes as a child, sometimes as a student, sometimes as a…
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There are qualities necessary to become a warrior according to Japanese tradition. The bushido (the way of the warrior) is composed of eight values necessary to form the martial character: righteousness (義, Gi, “rectitude”, “rigour”, the spirit of justice), heroic courage (勇, Yū), benevolence and compassion (仁, Jin, sometimes also translated as “greatness of soul” or “generosity”), respect (礼, Rei),…
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My answer to this question will be a bit trivial, but I can’t think of any others. In my opinion, to fail one’s life is to try to live another’s life, the life that has been imposed on us, the one that has been presented to us as the only option. The only life worth living is his. However, such…
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Have you ever felt this warmth in your heart when you realize you’re talking to someone who is part of your community, someone whose background is the same as yours or your family’s? What is this warmth? Is it a tribalist pleasure or relief? Why can we develop such feeling with the whole humanity? Maybe, from time immemorial, we have…
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The history of the Count of Montecristo begins first with that of a young sailor who disembarked in Marseille in 1815 to marry his bride. Unfortunately, he cannot achieve this design due to the various jealousies of which he is the subject and the claims of various rivals of which he was not even aware. He is unjustly imprisoned at…
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1. To have a different point of view on the world It is always good to have a different point of view on the news and the world in general. The economy is dominated by Anglo-Saxon and capitalist thinking. French vision and sensitivity are different. French elites, whether intellectual, political or media moguls are influenced by literature, philosophy, history and…
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The Ancients, in the West as well as in the East, sought virtue; it was often the only concern of a philosopher and common men and women. The search for self-improvement, of one’s qualities through the practice of different arts or the spiritual life was fundamental to understanding the societies of yesteryear. Today, on the contrary, it seems surprising to…
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Often, when we try to solve a problem, we tend to overthink it and focus all our attention on it. However, it seems that being obsessed by it doesn’t give a lot of results. What if the solution dwells in the search for elevation? What is it? Basically, it means either improving on the intellectual, emotional or moral (even spiritual)…
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Recently I listened to a Mike Tyson interview during which he confessed he had to refrain from having sex for 5 years in order to perform best in boxing. He said that chastity was one the reasons why he became a champion. Besides, I read Mohandas Gandhi’s biography in which he explained that he stopped having sex successfully at the…
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This injunction sounds politically incorrect since we are asked to be at peace with everything and everyone from an early age. By saying this, I’m not telling you to cultivate hatred within your heart, but it’s another way of saying that you need to have values for which you stand and you shouldn’t compromise when those values are at risk…
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