Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 36

           Whyaretheytheplanet’smastersofverbaldiplomacy,butstillsoineptathomegovernment?Whyaretheysoindividuallyvaliant,yetsocollectivelyunsuccessfulasanarmy?Howcantheybesuchshrewdmerchantsonthepersonallevel,yetsuchinefficientcapitalistsasanation?

           HisanswerstothesequestionsaremorecomplexthanIcanfairlyencapsulatehere,buthavemuchtodowithasadItalianhistoryofcorruptionbylocalleadersandexploitationbyforeigndominators,allofwhichhasgenerallyledItalianstodrawtheseeminglyaccurateconclusionthatnobodyandnothinginthisworldcanbetrusted.Becausetheworldissocorrupted,misspoken,unstable,exaggeratedandunfair,oneshouldtrustonlywhatonecanexperiencewithone’sownsenses,andthismakesthesensesstrongerinItalythananywhereinEurope.Thisiswhy,Barzinisays,Italianswilltoleratehideouslyincompetentgenerals,presidents,tyrants,professors,bureaucrats,journalistsandcaptainsofindustry,butwillnevertolerateincompetent"operasingers,conductors,ballerinas,courtesans,actors,filmdirectors,cooks,tailors…"Inaworldofdisorderanddisasterandfraud,sometimesonlybeautycanbetrusted.Onlyartisticexcellenceisincorruptible.Pleasurecannotbebargaineddown.Andsometimesthemealistheonlycurrencythatisreal.

           Todevoteyourselftothecreationandenjoymentofbeauty,then,canbeaseriousbusiness-notalwaysnecessarilyameansofescapingreality,butsometimesameansofholdingontotherealwheneverythingelseisflakingawayinto…rhetoricandplot.

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