Eric Fromm already busted the fallacy of love equals passion, less than a hundred years ago. Yet, we mixed up these two concepts, over and over again. Perhaps we should read a little more, mijo.
Tag: life
Memories and self-identity / Recuerdos y auto-identidad
Christiansted harbor at dusk, Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (2019) (Versión en castellano, abajo) Humans possess the unique ability … More
Kindness, underrated / Amabilidad, desestimada
Kindness goes underrated these days and, worst part, we frequently mistake it with politeness.
In God, we trust….do we really?
In God, we trust! Or so we want to believe. In reality, modern civilization is imbued in paranoid distrust.
Under Aphrodite’s influence
Aphrodite invites us to embrace, in full madness, the short-lived effervescence of sexual passion.
Underdogs stories
As it happens, one balmy night in October 2018, the Dodgers reminded us -if only briefly- of Americans’ fascination for underdogs stories.
So that you don’t forget about him / Pa’ que no lo olvides
If you keep ignoring your melancholy, be ready to get what you deserve: a full blown depression.
Nature of desire / Naturaleza del deseo
Acting on desire will likely mess up things, big time. Should we give up desiring then?
The unavoidable entincement of the monastic life / La atracción ineludible de la vida monástica
Break away from the world and join a spiritual community! The perfect solution? Nah…
Going away, for now / Con la música a otra parte
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal…. A time to be born, and a time to die” . Eccleciastes.
