“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.” Arthur Schopenhauer.             Hello, young Padawan     Today, we are going to discuss a subject that is close to my heart, and it boils down to this: “Whoever tells the official story is he even aware that he…

      “Evolution is not a simple blossoming without difficulty and without struggle, like that of organic life, but the hard and forced work on oneself.” Georg W. F. Hegel.             Hello, young padawan,     In this more than atypical “atmosphere,” where mood and morality have taken quite a blow, I thought it would be appropriate to tackle a small subject on a…

            « The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil but by those who look at them without doing anything. » Albert Einstein.           Hello, young padawan     This summer took a long time to get hot. Gloomy rain and flooding in the middle of July, as if the weather had decided to live in a dystopia…

      « Seek freedom and you will become a slave to your desires. Seek discipline and you will find freedom. » Koan zen – Anonyme.         Hello, young Padawan     Since we are in times when we have to be mentally and physically strong and that we are on the famous New Year’s resolutions period, it seemed appropriate to me to come back to the…

      « I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.» S.G. Tallentyre, de son vrai nom Eveyln Beatrice Hall, « The Friends of Voltaire », 1906 – An apocryphal quote attributed to Voltaire, editor’s note.             Hello, young Padawan,     I hope your vacation has been relaxing because here…