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Ciao Francesca !

I am also Catholic, officially at least.

But not every rich person indulges in luxury. Many go travelling around the world and have to deal with dangers and hardships. Another example: Prince Charles. When he was at a boarding school (Eton probably) he woke up and there was snow on his bed. And now he experiments with organic farming and g...

However, understanding is not always joyful, as psychiatrists will tell you.
That is why so many people try to escape unpleasant truths (about themselves) and live in denial. This is a mechanism which serves their protection. Otherwise they might commit suicide.

"The Wings of the Dove" by Henry James. Kate Croy wants to satisfy everyone in the world, for example her greedy family, who push her into the arms of a rich aunt because they want the money for themselves. She has a young friend and admirer (there were no boyfriends in those days, I suppose) who kn...

The past exists a little bit in the memory as a memory.
Which is not nothing if you consider an idea to be something.

Where does the future exist, I am not sure.

The ignoramouses are always grateful for little acts of kindness.
They are usually dying to know ...

Nothing more ... at all ?
No more food even ?
One American yoga lady survived without eating for a whole year.
But she must have drunk some water.

Happy birthday, Nikolai !

What wishes do you have for the future ?

Can you give some examples ? Does he mention things like feng-shui ? There is also a book: "Simplify your life" which I have not read. One idea: you can simplify your life by not reading all the books that are worth it but by letting your friends tell you the quintessence of them instead. :mrgreen:

Some people may want to express their personality in an artistic way. The real one or the one that they assume on a forum. It´s like a mask.
You can do it with the user´s name and also with an avatar.

An avatar may speak volumes.

I liked Mr. Taylor´s idea of studying philosophy on one´s own. You could for example read the excellent Routledge Philosophy Guidebooks and then discuss what you have understood with other people on a forum like this one. The authors of these Guidebooks are kind of contributing to the hapiness of ma...

Soyez le bienvenu parmi nous !

Hi Woody, it´s only now that I discovered your introduction. As to Jacques Lacan, I do not think that you have missed much. A Frenchman accused him of doing accounts, reading newspapers, leaving the room for a couple of minutes while he was listening to a patient. But he never forgot to charge the p...

I have never tried such a thing and I probably never will. It would be like playing chess with oneself, turning the board after each move. However, it is true that you can develop different personalities on different forums, especially if you use different languages and your way of expressing yourse...

I go more or less regularly to a discussion group, which is not necessrily a philosophical one, but sometimes the topics sound philosophical. At least, they are always controversial. People usually want to say much more than they are allowed to. Many stretch their hands in vain. Some just speak with...