finally returns to the blog. After decades. Months ago I wrote these thoughts (a bit 'broken) and the newspaper "wriggling" Laterza. Today I revised the text and thought I'd publish it. Happy reading
THE DIFFERENT CULTURE OF SAFE
It 's almost too easy to say or write pretty words on integration. At least when you do not face the problems on their skin. There preclude anything, after all, some little phrase on the respect and uplifting 'equality. Much more dramatic, however, is the perception of the problem for those who are experiencing firsthand the consequences and hardships. It understands, therefore, that any form of integration is, in itself, complex and never exceed the level of "Good intentions".
There's also the story offers a test of language, which as always can teach us much. In all the major language families, the term used to indicate the foreigner is semantically associated with the concept of "hostility": from the greek barbaros, clearly negative sense, all'hostis Latin term then past, not coincidentally, to designate enmity and hostility.
Diversity and hostility, estrangement and enmity inevitably converge. Alas, however, to reduce the trivial a matter as complex simplification the "bad guys" who can not accept the other. And 'the experience itself to generate the difference, for good and bad, hostility. There is little to be shocked! We must distinguish carefully, however, two potential attitudes which are a result of this first movement suspicious: that of someone who remains in the position of prejudice, fear, and that those who are open to research, the ability to find another property, a positive.
Too often, today, is more widespread the first place. But why, then, wins more and more fear? I try to respond. I think the reason can be traced in that mentality (which is particularly popular) advertising the frantic search of convenience of calculation, which prefer a safe swim "in the pool of life" where you touch and everything is within reach, the depth of the sea. E 'mentality that makes us love words like "security" and hate words like "risk" that makes us love the word "calculation" and makes us hate the word "adventure" that makes us love the more useful the beautiful. The culture of safe as supreme ideal, that does not appreciate what changes and displaces and taught to fear, surely, is different.
It 's a question of outlook on life, culture of life. The question is whether or not we are open to the abyss of the mysterious and fascinating life (in the words of Dino Buzzati), or conceive it as a mere "accommodation" of our designs and projects (which might also call " dreams "). Others can enter, but only useful for our purpose. Are there any way impede or inhibit, they remain well off!
I see it in everyday life, even in classes, when you download a bad friend for a word that, when you feel strong and united because "who failed to get what he deserves" when you look bad because a friend "got a little more or have more money and not about her," when you make a petition to kick away this or that because it gives problems.
would useful for everyone (even those who feel "right") to consider how, after all, just opened the other. What you need, then, to respect others and their culture? A passion for their own: only if you learn to love their own culture, you can afford and watch another human being.
The beautifully taught greek and Roman civilization: more proud of its cultural roots, but always open to contributions from good and truth that could come from the encounter with other cultures. With the knowledge that good and true can be anywhere, are not all on one side only.
Indeed, one can find the good even in "moments of people: the most beautiful and noble act can be taken today by the man who had committed the most infamous massacre yesterday. The act is looking nice and you can open the doors to those who did wrong, looking at him with gratitude. Integration is not this one?
did not open for bias, because it feels modern, open-minded, or because "we are now in 2000." You can go to meet the different only if he learns not to be afraid of life. Even when there is a risk that is different from how they would like our children and "donabbondiani" calcoletti. "Life is an adventure, but only finds out the adventurer," wrote GK Chesterton. He was right to sell!
Pino Suriano
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