” La mort est moins à craindre que rien,
s’il y avait quelque chose de moins…
Elle ne vous concerne ni mort, ni vif ;
vif parce que vous êtes ;
mort parce que vous n’êtes plus. ”
Montaigne
[Crédit original, sans doute Epicure Lettre à Menécée : "Accoutume-toi à penser que pour nous la mort n’est rien, puisque tout bien et tout mal résident dans la sensation, et que la mort est l’éradication de nos sensations." ]
… C’est parce que nous n’osons pas qu’elles sont difficiles”.
Sénèque
Comment estimer la taille des racines d’un arbre ?
Un bon algorithme, généraliste, (et simple)
… c’est juste de regarder sa ramure.
Un problème qui murit depuis N mois a besoin d’autant pour être résorbé.
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside all people.
He said, “My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all.
One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.
The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, generosity, compassion and faith.”
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf wins?”
The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”
(With thanks to the passing on author)
“… when still a baby, the elephant is tethered by a very thick rope to a stake firmly hammered into the ground.
The elephant tries several times to get free, but it lacks the strength to do so. After some time, the animal gives up trying, believing that it cannot be free.
At this point, the trainer changes the thick rope to a thin one but the elephant makes no attempt to run away. Even when the elephant reaches adulthood, it continues to be tethered by a thin rope, reconciled to its captivity. ”
[source : http://tinyurl.com/84cems (with thanks to the passing on author)]