There are two things that can be especially harmful to an individual or to a society: a loss of confidence, and the acquisition of a consuming sense of shame. How many people do we know who have been set adrift after losing their sense of purpose, or after acquiring a sense of guilt? The same crisis can affect nations and societies. What are these qualities, and why are they so deleterious? We analyze and discuss.
A reader is distressed about something he has been accused of at his university. He seems to be tormented by guilt. I explain how important it is for us to forgive ourselves when we’ve done something wrong, and move on.
Holidays can be rough times for family dynamics. Old tensions and antagonisms can simmer and bubble to the surface. When they do, we need to have a dialogue with ourselves.
This podcast can be part of that dialogue.
I saw the new film MacBeth (starring Michael Fassbender) at the Botafogo district of Rio de Janeiro a couple nights ago. I recommend it highly, as the production values are incredible and the pulse of the drama is intense. I don’t consider myself a big Shakespeare fan. I like a few of the major plays (Hamlet, MacBeth, etc.) but many of the others I find to be tedious.
Quintus Curtius 
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