joy the pleasure of being free in an open and plural environment, but also critical and demanding.
12. Replace arrogance and arrogance with dialogue and understanding
Deification and pride push away the solution of problems and create a deep gap between people. The arrogant are actually demonstrating their lack of the skills that have advanced humanity, which are constructive dialogue and good relationships between people.
Those who know how to dialogue, that is, listen, give their opinion, understand and compromise, see their circle of friends and knowledge increase every day, the true and only wealth.
13. Replace the rush with meditation and study
Haste is the mother of disappointments and failures, and at the same time the daughter of improvidence.
Every day we carry out a multitude of actions and make many decisions, most of them routine, almost without realizing it.
All, even the most trivial, are susceptible to evaluation and criticism, and if improvement is necessary, which will only be achieved with prior reflection and quiet meditation on their pros and cons.
It is important to think before acting, and act with the peace of mind that you have carefully prepared the performance.
14. Substitute forgiveness for revenge
The old-fashioned but also still prevailing mind-set of an eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, only leads to the perpetuation of the problems that are growing in the form of a snowball. On the path of revenge and resentment, peace is never found, so necessary for the progress and well-being of one and another.
Napoleon said: Forgiveness makes us superior to those who injure us. Forgiving is a demonstration of spiritual superiority and high-mindedness. As the Spanish playwright Juan Ruiz de Alarcón affirms, the one who forgives wins more and better than the one who avenges.
* President of the Center for Naturist Studies of Barcelona