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Epicurus of Samos (341-270 BCE) was the founder of the philosophical system to which he gave his name: Epicureanism. It is a label that is often misused and misunderstood today, with ‘a life of pleasure’ as the key aim misinterpreted as a life of indulgence. In fact, the philosophy of Epicurus demonstrated also by his life, was anything but! He established a school in Athens called The Garden, underpinned by his system of ethics.

Există două adagii existențialiste care mi se par foarte potrivite în contextul de față. Unul spune că nu există libertate, ci doar eliberare (o variantă ar putea fi: nu există libertate decât în eliberare). Celălalt afirmă că libertatea este o eternă perspectivă. Cred că cele două precizări nu se exclud, ci se completează. Prin prisma celei de-a doua, libertatea e văzută ca acea aspirație perpetuă care ne impulsionează mereu căutările, sinonimă cu valoarea de viitor pur, de viitor proiectat fără încetare.

"Renting Rooms to Travelers Can Be a Source of Income Later in Life" is from the June 17, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Amy Zipkin and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.