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PASSIONS EARLY, SO LATE FIRST MEME

What follows is an adaptation of an excerpt from "The Critic" by Baltasar Gracian . The book is a collection of allegories about the difficulties we are in the way of life to get people to become authentic. This passage is allegorical of the first of the difficulties that we discussed when children, even without the use of reason.

TWO WOMEN

two pedestrians were walking, and Andrenio Critilo names for the roads of Spain , when they saw a huge host this group of children from different nations, as it showed their various costumes.
These children of all ages, young and old, had been collected and were under the leadership of a strange woman, cheerful, soft words, all her caresses, praise and affection. It was extraordinary entertainment that all that mother caressed common.
The woman was carrying a thousand inventions of toys to entertain them, and not less provision of gifts, and some crying, went quickly making parties and loving touch, giving it status as requested not to cry. Particular care to children of people who seemed principal.
parents themselves, to see it happen, they brought their children, trusting that more of it themselves.
Andrenio, one of two passers-by, took one of the youngest children arms, saying

- "How can this child be almost insensitive, stupid and useless, has come to be a man of understanding?"

Critilo mate replied that there would be what cost to be a person, which costs a lot because man is a lot.
Andrenio was surprised with the unspeakable affection of this woman, looking for if you have enjoyed this happiness himself.
This Critilo replied:

- "Do not envy what you do not know, or call happiness until you see what for."

walked tirelessly, always downhill, so that no one is tired or the wrong pass. Fed them once a woman who was all day.
When you reach a valley between mountains black, woman ordered to halt. My rand either side, made the sign used, thus beginning to emerge from the caves ntas hungry beasts: lions, tigers , snakes ... bloody carnage that killed and ate children. They took their caves for their fierce grass were puppies.
Children themselves incited the beasts themselves, causing them to them closer.
Andrenio was astonished seeing such a terrible betrayal and cruelty

- "Could this have stopped in your touch, sacrilegious woman? Is this why so much care and assistance? Innocent children, soon you were the victim of misfortune. Oh, deceitful world, what this is used on you? "

Andrenio, wanting revenge on the woman going for her, but it has already fled, seeking to bring as many children sold for slaughter. Andrenio wept as irreparable damage.
Amid such carnage, appeared at the top of the mountains another woman, surrounded by light, which descended to deliver as many children as she could.
was beautiful in the extreme, and beasts, seeing his arrival, fled to their caves.
this woman began to catch the few children who were left, Sacande or many of the caves and the very jaws of monsters, finding that most major had more killing wild animals. Leaving
there with all the saved, took them to the top of the mountains, q ue is safest. She gave them a light that fell into account the danger they had state, and handing them each a precious stone which threw a clear light. E ncomendó children to some wise men, so that always walked uphill in the world.
By this time you could hear more screams of another group of children in the valley, and the beautiful queen was to help them.
Seeing all this, said Andrenio:

- "What two women so contrary! Tell me, Critilo, who is the first, to abhor, and second, to celebrate? ".

Critilo explains:

- "That our first tyrant is our propensity to evil. He captures a child and anticipates the reason, triumphs in childhood. While the parents themselves, with the love they have for their children, condescend to them, and because it granted the boy cry as you like déjanle do His will in everything and get away with it forever. And so grows greedy, vicious, vindictive, angry, stubborn, lying, crying, full of ignorance, helping a natural inclination. "
" Apodéranse with that of a boy his passions, gain strength with the pater nal collusion, leading him to fall prey to the vices and slave to his passions. So when it comes reason, with the virtues their partners, and is given to vices, and many of them beyond repair. Many facts are perishing disgrace of his vice, and more the wealthy, in which the gift is brought up once more over vice. Those bred in need are best fought and drowned the snakes of his passions in the same crib. "

Andrenio to Critilo Asking what was that Stone has given us all, he replied:

- "This stone is the diamond between the blows of suffering and between the fire d to desire is stronger and bright, is the northern states under the so-called opinion of reason, and the truest friend we have. "

I hope you have enjoyed the little story.