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Ethics: the Help and its Best

How much appreciation should be demonstrated towards someone who works under another one’s decree? Plenty, I’d say.

“Qual cor tradisti, qual cor perdesti, questa orrenda ti manifesti; da me fuggire tentasti invano, crudel Romano, tu sei con me. Un nume, un fato di te più forte ci vuol uniti in vita e in morte; sul rogo istesso che mi divora, sotterra ancora sarò con te.” (in Norma by Vincenzo Bellini) “The heart you betrayed, the heart you lost, see in this dreadful hour what heart it was; in vain you sought to flee from me; cruel Roman, at last you are with me. A god, a fate stronger than you wills us together in life and in death, in the same pyre which consumes me; I will be with you even under earth.” (in Norma by Vincenzo Bellini) Pollione betrayed Norma. She feel in love with him, gave him two beautiful children, and years later he fell in love with Adalgisa… This week I will share with you two stories of heartbreak and betrayal. Catherine is madly in love with her boyfriend Tarik; she lives for him, each of her heart beat pumps his name throughout her veins, making her c

Chained

Imagine a brain, a heart and a soul all chained up...that is a woman. When a woman is born, the brainwash operation is launched: girls wear pink; girls play with dolls; girls play with kitchen sets; girls play with girls; girls must be nice and kind; girls smile all the time; young ladies must be careful with kissing boys; young ladies must remain pure; they must be virgins in order to find a good husband (as if virginity represented a safe collateral); women must have kids; women must have a husband; women must, must, must…

The Management of Truth

When we are little kids we are taught that we must tell the truth at all times, otherwise we will suffer the consequences. From that moment onwards we immediately feel the weight of continuously being truthful on our shoulders. During childhood the guilt felt after telling a lie is excruciating (in our mind it keeps playing “you’ll suffer the consequences! You’ll suffer the consequences”). Then we grow up, to become teenagers, and begin to realise the nuances of life: sometimes telling the truth can bring more problems than benefits. Yet we battle ourselves with the orders given in our childhood and with the acquired knowledge on life. What to do? We apply the learnt concept of white lie and Management of Truth 101: a teenage girl tells her parents that she’s going over to her girlfriend’s house to study...she “forgets” to mention that boys will be there with no adult supervision “Ok, you may go, honey! Just be back before dinner time!” says mom... Adulthood is reached. We hav

And on this Hanukkah we say...Enough!

Tonight, the first Hanukkah candle will be lit. The festival of lights is a time to reflect and be grateful. We are grateful for all the miracles in our life (in spite of those who pray for our downfall, we continue to thrive with the help of God) and we reflect about our place in this world.

The 3rd Commandment

“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.” (Exodus 20:7) I have invested a fair amount of time thinking about this commandment (specially after LS drew my attention to the fact that I was taking God’s name in vain, when commenting one of his intellectual delicatessens) and I would like to invite you to ponder upon this unusual topic… It is not uncommon to hear that God’s name is not to be taken lightly nor to be written if we know that there is the slightest chance of it being deleted or burned ( N.B : any text or book containing God’s name is to be buried). And now there are two pertinent questions that I would like to share with you: In this context, what does “in vain” mean exactly? It means “without due reverence, honour or respect”; but if one uses expressions such as “oh, my God!” “Oh, Lord!” “Oh, my sweet Lord!” with respect, honour or reverence (i.e. if one wishes God to partake in his acti

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