The only thing certain in life is its end."

The only thing certain in life is its end." But we have no idea when it will knock on our door, or surprise us around any corner. We know all this, but we try to forget it, to push this latent, omnipresent, yet inconvenient and even despairing awareness behind our backs. The phrase, therefore, is not a specific quote from a specific author, but rather a summary of a common thought about the human condition. It reminds us of the importance of enjoying life, valuing the present, and dealing with the inevitability of death consciously and calmly. As William Shakespeare would have said: "Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose what we often might win, by fear to venture." It's true, there are days when everything seems to go wrong. Sometimes, it's worth a greater effort to overcome those days. Sometimes, the best thing is to accept that the day is not so good, wait it out, lie in bed, and wait eagerly for tomorrow, which will be beautiful, as we all deserve! But moments pass, and so do days. So, let's be patient, and everything will work out in due time. Some say, like Henry Ford, in a quote attributed to him: "Failure is merely the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently." The phrase emphasizes the importance of resilience and learning from mistakes, seeing failure not as an end point, but as a new, wiser beginning. This quote is often used to inspire people to persist in the face of challenges and to view failures as opportunities for growth and personal development. We are fully aware that "the time of plural truths is over. We live in the time of the universal lie. Never have we lied so much. We live in lies, every day." This is a quote by José Saramago, which expresses a vision of contemporary society, where the multiplicity of perspectives and truths ("plural truths") has given way to a period of predominance of lies, characterized by the widespread dissemination of false or misleading information. Since the truth is increasingly obscured by misinformation and manipulation, what bothers me is that there are people out there making a living from this, spreading false news and rumors to deceive the slow-witted, who are, in fact, many believe and repeat the tricks. Worse, they even think they're smarter than everyone else.... In other words, this more or less corresponds to that "old maxim" that people don't hear (or read) what they're told, but rather what they want to hear (or read). "The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude toward them." Antoine de Saint-Exupéry But I don't want my writings to be interpreted only with sadness. Above all, I want to leave a message of hope. I believe and want to believe that it is possible, as José Saramago said: "There are things that can never be explained in words. ...we all know that each new day is the first for some and will be the last for others, and that, for most, it is just a day more or less."