The moment of epiphany is not what you think Sometimes it’s only at the bottom of the hole that we begin to see the light and understand what’s happening to us. We are all looking for a moment of epiphany, that is to say the one that reveals the hidden meaning of existence when everything seems dark, opaque or confused.…
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To philosophize is to try to elevate one’s thinking by devoting one’s cognitive resources to objects that are both more conceptual and profound (cf. article on the levels of discussion). It forces us to take height while asking ourselves the most essential questions of our existence. It is a habit to integrate ideally into one’s daily life in the manner…
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This cherished parent, gone without saying goodbye. This eternal love, which nevertheless goes away, leaving an emptiness that silence fills with gravity. This look that we will never meet again. Those sweet words of yesteryear whose echoes warm and chill us at the same time. These tender moments that we replay, like vestiges of a time now distant. This memory…
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There are two ways to live: in God or only by God. We all live by God who governs the laws of the cosmos. However, few of us live in God. Our attention is often diverted to more tangible entities that ultimately manage to steer our existence in an entirely different direction. The development of our God consciousness will tend…
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According to the Hindu tradition, there are three types of happiness: a selfish happiness, one that is indifferent to that of others and another that contributes to that of others. What we are often shown as an image of happiness is finally a selfish happiness, made of consumption of luxury objects where the individual is brought to the pinnacle. Why…
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There are two types of plants, those that survive despite an unfavorable environment and those that disappear. Those that manage to grow despite constraints are not quite the same as what their genetic heritage had programmed for them. This explains the genetic mutations afterwards. On the other hand, the plants that do not survive did not want to modify or…
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According to the Robert dictionary, being authentic means “expressing a deep truth about oneself and not superficial habits, conventions”. Authenticity is the result of a journey that we have undertaken to go deep within ourselves to find out who we are. It is the external projection of an intimate quest that can take decades. It is the purest expression of…
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Resist and win We don’t realize how necessary it is to associate with people who share the same desires as we do. If we are not a little careful in choosing our fellow travelers, we end up making other plans. Maintaining friendships necessarily involves sharing desires and aspirations. This is natural and helps to create a bond. That said, there…
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According to the Robert, predestination is a religious doctrine according to which God destines certain creatures to salvation by the sole force of his grace and dooms the others (whatever they do) to damnation. This belief is shared by several Christian denominations, notably Calvinist and Jansenist. These sects of Protestantism flourished and took root across the Atlantic where they greatly…
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“Millions of men want to merge into a body that provides them with the identity they do not have.” Patrick Buisson A community is a social body in which everyone aspires to merge. The social and cultural divide that is growing in a country is the result of the defeat of the national narrative over communitarian narratives. A baby, when…
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