Changes

“Once upon a time, in a distant country, there was a young merchant named Abu-Kasem who lived in a city called Baghdad. Abu-kasem gradually became rich and famous, but even more than him, in Baghdad, everyone knew his slippers, which became almost proverbial, a symbol of his avarice. Even the most ragged of beggars in town would have been ashamed of being found dead, with slippers like that on their feet, they were so worn and patched. And it was precisely his slippers that brought him to ruin ... "

This is the beginning of one of my funny jesters that I will shortly bring, together with other performances, to a conference organized by Confcommercio of La Spezia on the theme of Change. Immediately after my speech, Prof. Rita Ciceri, full professor of General Psychology at the Catholic University of Milan, with whom I have been collaborating for several years, will hold a Lectio Magistralis on these issues, drawing on this story which in the end allows us to glimpse like a flash of light. An unexpected opportunity for an evolutionary leap.

Here are some ideas to prepare for the Changes: open-mindedness, balance and sobriety, the ability to question oneself, detachment from habitual behavior and a healthy relationship with money and power. Often we remain tied to old mental patterns, we do not realize that many locks have been changed or are about to be and, unaware of this, we persist in trying to open the doors using old keys. Staying attached to one's own security even when its time has passed is a source of countless troubles ...

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