Morsels of Reflection
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Happiness? A full bottle right there, within hand’s reach, pity there’s no bottle-opener. *A possible serenity, a skipping joy, a happiness chimerical or devoid of technique. Anyone who’s boring bores you as well: tell him to stop. *Here it can be noted that the authoress has a certain respect for the reader. And that she finds it unacceptable to get bored. It’s true, as Seneca says, every day we die, but every night we can then resuscitate. *This is almost mystical, see St John of the Cross and the return to the light.What role has humanity, the human race, had in the expansion of the Universe? In the expansion I wouldn’t know, in the comprehension a little more.
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About the Book
This work is a collection of aphorisms written by me and annotated by a friend. They come from larger thoughts which, as is customary nowadays, have been condensed. They express two women’s approach to daily life, full of common sense but not, because of that, less acute or ironic. They can be used to escape from the prison of one’s habitual way of thinking, taking one towards a greater freedom from patterns of thoughts and habits. This little book is suitable for reading multiple times; its sentences can be used as text messages; they can also be written in journals, on subway walls, on kitchen blackboards. They welcome the reader into the realm of those who think while still smiling.
About the Author
Rosanna Figna lives and works in Parma, Italy, in the middle of the Italian Food Valley. Like Hemingway, she was born on 21 July. She may not write as well as he did, but she drinks a lot less. After Liceo (Italian secondary school) specialising in classical studies, she graduated in agrarian science from the University of Bologna. Rosanna’s books have been published by Italian publishing houses and her short stories have appeared in various authors’ collections and reviews (for example, Playboy, Italian edition, March 2011). She has won quite a number of literary contests. She writes because writing is a good substitute for sex and because she’s done so since she was a child. For a living, Rosanna deals with quality control and research and development for a milling company. She loves the sea, and in summer she goes sailing every weekend in her little boat. She also goes scuba diving whenever possible.