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2009

A letter to a good friend (Part D)

My dear friend, last time when I took the decision to come to your countryhouse to spend 2 or 3 days with all of you, I took this decision specifically for the purpose of getting close to your younger son;without him knowing it of course. I wanted to help him disentangle himself from the dark web he was entrapped in for the last few years, affecting seriously his physical health, his mental capacities and his emotional stability. I had to use every means to make him abandon these nightmarish feelings of self-rejection and generally of rejecting life itself. I first communicated those intentions(to be with your younger son)to his brother by phone, 2 or 3 times, and he felt very happy about the whole idea. Your older son was the only person who knew that I would visit your countryhouse for this specific purpose, and we both agreed that he would also be there for support. Your older son felt contented and satisfied with my plans, and he encouraged me because he had known for a long time(before you) how tired and disturbed his brother was, since this situation had began when they were both studying abroad, and living in the same city.

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February 26, 2009

2009

Today΄s Reality

thumbafrica The text which follows was sent during Christmas to my site by the mother of an old student of mine. She and her son are regular readers of the site,something which I greatly appreciate.I believe that the text,whose author remains anonymous,projects values which have a lot in common with the general philosophy of the site.The original text was written in Greek.

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February 1, 2009

2009

The psychological state of the young today

For almost 20 years,I have been going to a swimming pool because I have loved swimming since very young,and also because my contact with the water sooths me psychologically and physically.3 months ago,I noticed a young person in the swimming pool who must have become a member during that time.I took notice of him first because the time of day I swim(12-2p.m.),there are almost no young people there,and second, I saw a very talented swimmer,who was swimming with such extreme intensity and such spastic movements,that I felt it almost “unnatural”.

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February 1, 2009

2009

A letter to a good friend (Part C)

My dear friend, things in your lives went very wrong for very simple reasons. And it΄s exactly those same reasons hampering people in our society, whether young or old, to feel at ease. At ease with their own life and with their fellow beings, and at ease to create a civilisation(adults are not the sole creators)which would honour the aesthetics, the mystery and the majesty of our existence in its totality, and not as a reflection of our self-centered view of life. Initially, I would have to say that in your family there is no real happiness, and you know exactly what I mean. I am talking about spontaneous happiness from individuals who feel free and are comfortable with themselves;not an organized type of “happiness”(leisure)based on routines, traditions and habits. The latter one representing programmed self-amusement where almost everything is under control so that there would be the expected results. It is therefore no wonder why so many people today go to such great lengths to dine out with “friends”, since the whole setup is given, while there is rarely now any opportunity for spontaneous human expressions(virtual reality).

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February 1, 2009

2009

The last youth riots in Greece (Dec. 2008)

The youth riots last month throughout Greece are fully justified and are an encouraging sign for the future of Greek Society.These demonstrations are justified first of all because the young people today feel abandoned by everyone-by the state,by their families,by their professors and by the “spiritual leaders” of their country. Second, the youths of today know very well that their choices for a creative future are quickly dwindling,while they don΄t possess the financial means to feel self-sufficient and independent.

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January 11, 2009

2009

A letter to a good friend (Part B)

My dearest friend, If I am not mistaken,you and your husband come from simple working class families,who nevertheless did their utmost to bring up and educate their offspring; both families had plenty of children.Is it possible that you and your husband believed that because both your families were poor,that that meant they were also socially inferior?I personally do not believe this,but I think that both of you are of this opinion.Your whole course of life with your husband and your philosophies clearly demonstrate that both of you consider economic privation a serious social stigma for anyone.It is a great shame that you call yourselves Christians,believers in Christ΄s philosophy of life;a philosophy espousing the virtues of simplicity and modesty.Shame also for all your prayers,for all the religious ceremonies which both have participated in,and finally shame for the hundreds of candles you both have lit in churches pretending a spiritual closeness to the “divine”.

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January 11, 2009

2009

Different greetings for the new year (2009)

Because we have had more than enough of the typical and simulated greetings each New Year΄s Day;greetings which very few people believe or take them seriously, I shall dare to replace these with certain pointers so that we won΄t forget who we really are where we are really going.

I would therefore like to put forward the following requests:

1st) Put down your forks,your spoons and your knives,and stop chewing everything at any time,just to forget that you exist.Now is the time to give a bit of thought as to where exactly you are going and what exactly you are doing with your lives and emotions.

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January 11, 2009

2008

The mobile phone in Greek Society, an “extension”to the human identity

The mobile phone is not a “Greek invention”, and it was never used extensively when it first appeared in the market place approximately 20 years ago.These facts are fully understandable if one takes into consideration that Greece is not an industrially developed country,and at the same time its socio-economic structures are not comparable to the highly developed and multidimensional systems which are in place in the developed countries of Western Europe, in the United States and in Japan. Nevertheless, during the last five years, Greek citizens of all ages and economic backgrounds have endorsed the mobile phone in their every day life to such a degree that it has evolved into an addiction and a paranoia in contrast to what exists in the developed societies of the world.I assume that there are many reasons for this extreme facet concerning the use of the mobile phone in Greece;we shall examine here three of these reasons.

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December 20, 2008

2008

A letter to a good friend (Part A)

My dearest friend, in the past, I have written letters to your husband and children to advise them how to behave towards you when you were having difficulties physically and mentally. Always taking a risk because I was both direct and precise. I have also written letters to your children to advise them how to handle themselves and how to treat life in general in order to feel more calm and strong when they confront society΄s lies and hypocricy; protecting their health and soul. Similarly, I have written to you and your husband, expressing various thoughts and concerns when your children were starting their studies abroad. These letters were meant to be warnings more than advice, being aware of the real dangers due to your children΄s attitudes and habits. Most of these warnings were ignored by all of you due to egotism and complacency, and of course every time the consequences were painful for all, and especially for your children. In the course of time the aftereffects will become even more evident and harsh. Nevertheless, after so much advice and so many dire experiences, it seems that you have learned very little or you pretend ignorance. You keep on defending vehemently a dislocated and an unnatural way of life, that of society΄s “virtual reality”.

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December 20, 2008

2008

The fox΄s secret

thumbprincefox_large The following lines from Chapter 21 of the children΄s tale “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint Exupery(1900-1944), describe the conversation between the “wise” fox and an “alien” boy,the little prince,explaining to the young boy the true meaning of life.The French writer in this story has used the personality of the “alien” boy to present us with many truths about our lost innocence and the opportunities we still have to come to respect once again the “sanctity” of life. The illustrations in the book are the writer΄s.

And he(the little prince) went back to meet the fox: “Goodbye,” he said. “Goodbye,” said the fox .”And now here is my secret,a very simple secret:It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” “What is essential is invisible to the eye,” the little prince repeated, so that he would be sure to remember. “It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.” “It is the time I have wasted for my rose…” said the little prince, so that he would be sure to remember. “Men have forgotten this truth,” said the fox.”But you must not forget it.You became responsible forever, for what you have tamed.You are responsible for your rose…” “I am responsible for my rose,”the little prince repeated, so that he would be sure to remember.

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December 12, 2008