Sentiments - Desjardins
It's possible to judge a civilization by the level of the emotions that feed its members. Today, as the noble emotion disappears, it is replaced by sensations - a way to feel as being alive. Sensations are related to lights, colors, smells, sounds, noises, fireworks... Through sensations, the evolution is merely quantitative rather than qualitative. It's like a drug. Instead of driving at 140 km/h, you want to drive at 180 km/h to feel something. Sensations are always limited. And, without the proper caution, can ruin the nervous system. Whereas sentiments are boundless and Infinite . Through noble emotions you reach sentiments and the superior states of conscience. (Adapted from: Premiers Pas Vers La Sagesse by Arnaud Desjardins, Portuguese version, chap. 3 [~p. 100]- see http://www.amis-hauteville.fr/ ) See Appreciation - Desjardins and Saint Augustine - On Magnitude of the Soul . Carpe Diem,