These days I often find myself thinking about the value of responsibility, a responsibility that should come before self-interest although it ends up including it. In fact, responsibility is never such if it is only self-directed, we speak of responsibility when the project that is built, from the beginning to its completion, belongs to oneself to the same extent as it also belongs to the … Continua a leggere Responsibility
My new novel, accepted by the publisher, is being processed for printing. It is always a joy and an emotion to find correspondence to the coherence and honesty of your own work, it is always gratifying to be appreciated for the work done, it is always encouraging to entrust your work to serious people and with them continue to prepare that book that will soon … Continua a leggere A Voice, a Book
Sometimes we run as if there were no more stars in the sky to point the way or, more often, we forget that those stars are there for us. Talvolta si corre come se nel cielo non ci fossero più stelle a indicare il cammino o, più spesso, dimentichi che quelle stelle sono lì per noi. Continua a leggere Stars
There are not many occasions to observe how the thought of a loved author develops, this book by Zygmunt Bauman, “This is not a diary” (Polity press, 2012), offers this possibility and, only for this reason, it is already entered my heart and I know that it will stay there for a long time because it will be interesting to go back and return to … Continua a leggere Zygmunt Bauman: This Is Not a Diary
Staying in dialogue, engaging in dialogue, seeking dialogue, performing every dialogue is an expression of freedom. Yet, alone, dialogue is not enough and must not, since what places us profoundly in dialogue with ourselves and with others? Obviously, listening … and yet, that’s not enough.Dialogue, listening, communication and every other possibility that puts one into relationship with the other would be nothing, they would be … Continua a leggere Thought Seekers
La scrittura di Franz Kafka ha qualcosa di straordinariamente perspicace e magico insieme, “Il processo” (Crescere edizioni, 2021) non tradisce le aspettative, anzi, accresce quel senso di mistero della mente umana senza però lasciarsi mai cogliere pienamente.In questo caso, “Il processo”, è una lucida analisi dell’eccesso di burocrazia delle istituzioni, in particolare quella dell’avvocatura e del Tribunale, entro cui, se si resta “invischiati”, è come … Continua a leggere Franz Kafka: Il processo
We build traps in which we believe we are imprisoning those who annoy us, but of which we remain prisoners ourselves. They are the traps of lies, of the fear of being true, of the lack of courage in resisting our truth and conquering it for life.Who are we most afraid of? Of the other that could hurt us or of ourselves that we are … Continua a leggere Traps
It takes little to love each other, it takes little to make another person happy, it takes little to bring a smile to the lips more parched by loneliness and deceptions. It takes kindness.Kindness means the ability to stand next to the other, accompany him, recognize him for what he is without judgment and without the desire to transform him into something else. Kindness is … Continua a leggere It Takes Little
“The Life of Olaudah Equiano” (Dover Publications, 1999) is the true story of Equiano subsequently called Gustavus Vassa the African, after having received many other names depending on how “the masters” chose to call him. It is a story, as you can imagine, tough, yet, delicately told as if to protect himself from the offenses already suffered in an attempt to mitigate the violence.It is … Continua a leggere Olaudah Equiano: The Life of Olaudah Equiano
For me a blank sheet is like a sky that suddenly opens up in the deep night and on which the clouds draw possible itineraries, destinations to cross, limits to cross.Each sign is a request and a promise at the same time, each sign is a voice that comes out of the chorus and, while welcoming its harmony, only allows the habit of singing to … Continua a leggere A Blank Sheet of Paper
