This wisdom of "nothing in excess" calls upon the physical, emotional, and psychological life of the individual. It is a daily practice of spiritual life, intimately linked to self-knowledge and scrupulous observation of oneself, and in particular of one's own needs.

In line with my reflection on kairos, which concluded on the necessary effort with which to strive towards introspective and in-depth knowledge of oneself, it is now logical that we take on board this maxim as famous as it is misunderstood: "know thyself", Γνῶθι σεαυτόν.

I have never attended more funerals in my life than in the last ten years in Colombia; the reason is not an increased mortality, but the fact that death here, where I live, concerns many people beyond the deceased's loved ones, family and friends.

If there is one work that I have been sharing without moderation in my "Knowledge of the Ancients" workshops since 2021, it is Boethius's Consolatio Philosophiæ. I believe that this masterpiece is indeed one of those that most helps us to face life's misfortunes, and it seems urgent to me to rehabilitate it to the rightful notoriety that befits it.