The past and present man is same

The read of a book of Martin van Buren(1782-1862) ex president of USA, eight precisely, the book is Inquiry into the origin and course of political parties, edited in New York in 1867, tells about human behaviour and the words that here are important are follow: “This feeling, when it exists in only moderate degree, is certain to be encouraged by the flatteries of friends, or more often by selfish men for the porpose of promoting their designs upon the patronage at the disposal of the incumbent”; I know perfecltly that somebody thinks that it is normal, yes in fact after 1867 years man is equal, is same. This judice is after the read of Laelius de amicizia of Marcus Tullius Cicerone, he wrote ita t 44 b.Ch.,  when after exile to Salonicco he wrote De amicizia, he tells about sentiment of friendly and he he mentions very much examples; but he complains that when you are necessary every men is friend, but when the danger is past you are useless and every friend leave you. But we must think that the episode that Buren has tool, I think that he has took from reality, but a common destiny join both Buren to example of Cicerone, because when Catilina, very danger for ancient Rome, died for capital condamn but without proofs, that Cicerone wanted, every senator was very next to Cicerone, but when Catilina was died then Cicero become useless because the danger passed, then Cicero become a danger for senator because he was very important and existimated, but during life and condamn of Catilina he was flattered, but after he was forgotten. It is normal, but similitude is for behaviour that Buren tells, to be encouraged by the flatteries of friends, or more often by selfish men for the porpose of promoting their designs, these words are clear and describe human character, when Catilina was dangerous every senator were next to Cicerone when Catilina was died every senator was longe from Cicerone, porpose was the death of Catilina, reacher this aim all was secondary, included Cicerone. We can consider that man is same during centuries, and then Cicerone and Buren have seen same examples but by men are distinguished among centuries.

Alessandro Lusana      

            

 

Athens school

A young student entered to a library, very great and provided of very much books that were among diverse matters, literature, history, philosophy and other. He has had lived in a school of philosophies, and he dreamed it always; then he asked to a employee where was philosophy, and librarian indicated direction; in fact between two racks he entered and he seen to back a guy, that called him and invited him to follow. Constantine it was name of student thought that he was an employee, and he followed him that turned among books, and sometime took one and he open it and read some line, then he stopped herself and during a stop, he called Constantine and indicated on a open book a line to ancient Greek language. This man had beard and a longe tunic, ended read he said: “Do you know this book?”, then Robert, lover of philosophy, answered: “Yes, it is Nicomachean etics” and old man asked: “Do you have read it?”, and Constantine answered: “Yes, I have read and I love it”, then old man looked eyes of Constantine and asked: “What says this book?”, and Constantine that in the meantime had riconized this old man, answered: “Do you asking to me what is matter of this book? You have written on 4th century before Ch., the you must say what says this book”, and old man, this is Aristoteles answered: “I have written it but you have read”, Constantine then was getting ready to answer, when a voice to back said: “This is different thing, read and write”, Constantine then turned immediately and he looked a man with average hightness and with white beard, and Constantine riconized Socrates and asked: “Why do you say it?” and Socrates: “When do you write read also?”, Constantine answered: “No certainly”, and Socrates: “Why?”, and Constantine answered: “Because if I read could not give attention to my to write, and concepts that I want say could not be claer”, and Socrates asked: “Who?”, and Constantine: “First to me” and Socrates asked: “Then, you must write and after read, or no?”, Constantine answered: “Certainly”, and Socrates said: “This is natural dinamic and this is actus and potens, or, according to opinion of Aristoteles it is?” he asked to Constantine: “Intention and thing”, and Socrates: “Yes, very well”, Constantine lower his head and when he raised it he looked his dress that was become a tunic and he cry scared and asked to a reader that has took a book: “Where is my dress?” and other voice, of Aristoteles, said: “It is useless, because they can’t hear you”, and he looked around and and asked: “Where are I?”, and Euclid approached to him and said: “Welcome Constantine, we has had waited you for much time, but now you are among us”, and Constantine very scared answered: “Thank you butwho is thet portrait in librray?”, and Epicurus that has heard question answered: “You are, and you must explain now to that student what you has written in your book, then come to library and after we are going discuss about atom and other”, then Constantine set in front of student, very angry and student raised eyes and looked Constantine and student asked: “You are gping explain what is this concept”, and Constantine explained it, and student got up and said: “I want a cola”, and Constantine said: “You know that cola is very strong for you”, and student: “I know perfeclty but cola is minimun for this book, because you have written very difficult concepts, and your wife, this is my mother, was right, you are difficult.

Alessandro Lusana