26 June 2008 | Ceci n'est pas une pipe

It is a period full of contradictions, one we are experiencing. Abandoned the illusion that the economic crisis was only an accident passengers, many of the people I know have begun to lose their points of reference.

It happens almost every day to exchange a few words with someone on the causes and possible developments of this mess: I realize that it is always going to reduce everything to market forces, the global economy, the new emerging economies. Almost not even our fault if we can put more money in your pocket - maybe with a little 'more trouble - loses value every day.

A few come to mind that the time has come to change our lifestyles, our goals and the ways to achieve them. Everyone looks back, to blaspheme those past mistakes and who made only for the splendor rimpiangerne. I heard thirties remember how you looked good in the eighties. People who had less than twenty years when raging Craxi - God rest his soul - Andreotti and Forlani . People of that age can not have regrets, because at that time their only concern was what to wear in the morning to make a good impression on the girl in the class next door. What this legitimate, when you have that age.

But who still wants to look forward not only to hope that things will be better able to be restarted indefinitely. He asks instead: what needs my time? I can understand the world in which I live and find a better location? What I can do? What should I learn? What do I learn to do?

Crisis is everywhere. But is this necessarily a bad thing? I say no ...