When mankind will discover that his greatest catastrophe was the invention of God; When he discovers that his deputies, the priests, are his worst enemies; When he discovers that his lack of progress in science and in love is due to “them”, the priests; When he discovers this, if ever he will discover this, then he has left behind him the worst of his history and will start a new life and new story.
Thoughts of Orace Guglielmini
The brutal question: what do we seek in life?
The simple answer: Meaning. Fundamental meaning for all our actions.
Without meaning in our lives, we are like a vehicle without fuel. Clear enough? Well then, it is meaning which we seek. How? Where? Briefly, along five paths.
On the first of which, one learns about the physical world, this path is an easy one to follow. One begins with the origin of the universe, the big bang, and goes on to learn about all that has occurred since. Easy enough, no?
The second path way leads to the study of man, his physical, cultural, institutional and political evolution. Again, simple enough, it is a matter of a little bit of history, nothing more.
On the third path, once the physical and historical world is understood, then we are almost immediately emancipated, already giving an individual some meaning to life possible from acquiring only a basic and complete knowledge of the planet we live on.
The fourth path is that of salvation, which is achieved, and only done so, with proper effort from one’s brain, the dominant muscle of the body, because no one, if he wants to be a worthy son of the universe and a worthy citizen of the planet, can live and die with someone else’s contrived truth.
The fifth and final path, is the art of living. The art of living is the point where you have arrived, and life is nothing if not art, so enjoy it my dear reader. Life, that amazing, wondrous thing!
Translated from the Italian by franc sgambelluri, canadian
The manifesto of Orazio Guglielmini can easily be deduced from Guglielmini’s “Testament”, thus very briefly: As long as there exists even one politician or one priest on earth, mankind will not find peace.
The political-existential testament of Guglielmini is sealed in four books:
“The Divine Indifference”
“The Predator State”
“Has Life Meaning?”
“The Wonderland”
The first book presents the work of religion, the second examines the state system, the third seeks to determine whether or not life has meaning and in the fourth and final book, “The Wonderland”, Guglielmini analyzes his native land from its origin up to today, just as a therapist does with his patient.
It is said that the story of the history of the universe affects only the bright part of matter formed by 10%. Of the other 90% nothing is known, it is thought to be composed of dark matter, dead stars, cosmic debris and other stuff that you do not see. The same could be said about the history of 90% of human beings. Only 10% have a story, the rest practically nothing is known, dark matter, stuff that you do not see. 10%, therefore, uses 90% of human beings to create a good life, to be rich and to become “luminous matter”. Said differently, 90% works as a fuel for 10%.
Parigi, Francia, verso la metà degli anni Sessanta
Durban, South Africa, verso la fine degli anni Sessanta
Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia, rosella parrots, primi anni Settanta
Monaco di Baviera, Germania, con mio figlio Julian, anni Ottanta
Sulle montagne biellesi, Italia, inizio anni Novanta
Con Lorenza e il Monte Bianco alle nostre spalle, verso la fine dergli anni Novanta
Alla Libreria Giovannacci, Biella, presentando “Il Paese delle meraviglie”, 2010
