From the myth of Krishna and Hermes to the small gestures of daily life: rediscovering sacrifice as a path of transformation. Sacrifice – An Ancient and Misunderstood Word Few words have undergone such a semantic distortion across cultures as “sacrifice.” In the Western imagination, sacrifice is often associated with painful renunciation, loss, and the atonement […]
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There’s a word that has enjoyed a surprisingly successful career in recent years: karma. It’s everywhere. In social media posts, in tattoos, in vegan food ads, in casual conversations. It’s become a kind of moral shield, an exotic-sounding warning: “Karma will take care of it.” Another word that often gets tossed around — though not
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Everything Around You In the early 2000s, a well-known mobile company launched a slogan that would leave its mark: “Everything around you.” The campaign, made famous by the presence of Australian model Megan Gale, seemed to perfectly embody the spirit of the time: a world tailored to the individual, where every desire and need revolved
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“A man is whatever room he is in.” (Don Draper, Mad Men) We live in the age of forced authenticity. Be yourself. Discover who you really are. Find your path. And yet, the more we try to dig deep inside ourselves to find this supposed true self, the more we feel lost, insecure, inadequate. It’s
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The New Social Trap The LinkedIn Prophecy: A Future of Solitary Workers Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn, recently predicted that the traditional 9-to-5 work schedule might become obsolete by 2034, and that by then we will all be—or should be—self-employed. For him, and for many other digital neoliberal prophets, this isn’t a threat, but an
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The Workplace as an Arena, Not a Team Have you ever wondered why promotions in companies often seem to defy all logic? Why do we end up working under managers who not only fail to lead a team but seem more focused on protecting their position rather than making things work? The answer is simple:
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There is a phrase we hear everywhere these days: “the customer is at the center.” Restaurants, hotels, big brands, tech companies, even banks say it. But scratch the surface, and it’s often just marketing. In reality, customers remain just numbers, managed through rigid procedures and automation that feel anything but personal. The same thing happens
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It is curious to think that the word samurai, often associated with the fearsome Japanese warriors of the past, actually means “servant”. This term encapsulates an idea that defies appearances: service as an act of dedication, discipline, and respect. In feudal Japan, samurai were masters of extraordinary combat skills, but their true value lay in
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I’m Alone, not Lonely (Heat -1995) Being single is no longer an exception but an increasingly common reality. In many cases, it is a choice, not because something or someone is missing, but because in solitude, people find balance—a space to grow, reflect, and live at their own pace. Yet, despite this condition being shared
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Many will tell you that meditation is the key to happiness: a way to achieve calm, serenity, and balance in life. But perhaps not everyone knows that meditation can lead to a form of happiness very different from what we expect. Sometimes it even seems to distance us from the traditional idea of happiness. The
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