Investing in happiness

When you feel confused and sad, invest in happiness.

Fulfill that unpleasant discipline, even if only to a small extent.

Extend a little comfort to a heart suffering more than yours, by making an affectionate phone call or even sending a kind e-mail.

Be friendly with someone next door.

Forgive the error of the unwary [...]

Dangerous dreams 

What you want and which sounds so pleasant may not be at all what it seems when seen up close. And what, even up close, still seems palatable can, in the long run, turn out to be bitter.

The world of appearances is a field of illusions, often dangerous…

While many dream of a certain [...]

Blasphemy and tragedy

The Will of God is omnipresent and omnipotent and, thus, subsists not only at the beginning but also at the end of human relationships, allowing those involved to experience a particular set of lessons during a certain period of time.

If someone taken by haughtiness does not accept such an elementary lesson, they apply, [...]

Little slips, big disasters

When you ask someone to do for you what is your personal responsibility, most likely the job will not be done to satisfaction. Attribute then to yourself the blame for what happened, instead of projecting it onto the individual entrusted with the task or getting angry with them, because then there will be two [...]

Horrendous new world order

One year1 of atrocities and humanitarian horrors on a global scale…

Exactly 12 months ago, a world that was still recovering from the strongest blows caused by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic had to face the beginning of a wave of chaos and suffering that would reach millions of people across the planet, especially poorer regions [...]