In traditional societies, a boy would become a man only after passing through initiation. Prior to that, he lived among women and under their supervision. Initiation is a mystical ritual held at a secret place, that is associated with overcoming fear and sometimes, pain. The uninitiated entered this secluded place as boys, and returned as men able to make complex …
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The Art of Being Yourself
We wake up in the morning, get up, go to the bathroom and meet ourselves in the mirror. Morning! We have to spend the whole day together, make a lot of decisions. Do we live this unique today ourselves, or does something live in us and plays us like a puppet? Most often it is the second. And we often …
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