The meaning of our existence

Perhaps the essence of our existence lies not in the act of dying, but in the contemplation of how to depart, how to bid farewell to a life that feels fragmented, incomplete. How do we relinquish our presence when we have never truly inhabited our own lives? How do we depart when we have never learned to linger, to truly be? Our identity is a delicate web of perceptions woven from the memories we cling to, a patchwork of experiences and emotions that ebb and flow at the whim of circumstance. We define ourselves by what we hold dear, what … Continue reading The meaning of our existence

Reflections — Learning to die …?

“Learning to die …?” It seems nonsense to say that death, that unknown, can be the object of learning. However, Socrates said that we don’t really have wisdom until we learn to die, and  Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) cites the Roman orator and philosopher: “Cicero said that philosophy is nothing but to prepare for death.”  Of course this is not always thinking of death in a morbid way, but that, before its inevitability, we can accept it with serenity, reviewing the values ​​and the way we live distinguishing the futile from the priority.  There are people who just reevaluate their way … Continue reading Reflections — Learning to die …?