Essays on Young Page 2

Roberto Calvo Macias, a young author and thinker from Spain, once wrote to me that it is impossible to design a coherent philosophy of Economy without accounting for the sad? fact that we are mortals. This insight is intriguing. It is not that we refrain from Death in dealing with matters economic. What are estate…

“Life is too easy for young people today. They lack challenges and don’t have to fight for anything.” This quote sparks numerous debates. However, I disagree because I believe young people’s lives are easier due to the numerous restrictions imposed upon them. Modern societies have become more stringent, limiting the actions and behaviors of young…

Diego Rivera Paris 1914 Oil on canvas, 25 5/8 x 21 5/8″ (65.1 x 54.9 cm). Museum of Modern Art: New York, NY Jacque Lipchitz (Portrait of a Young Man), by renown Mexican muralist, Diego Rivera is a portrait of his sculptor friend, Jacques Lipchitz, done during the ten years Rivera lived in Paris. Rivera…

Many believe that dying at a young age is one of the most tragic fates one can experience. The funeral is haunted by the unfulfilled potential and un-lived life, which intensifies the grief to an even deeper level. A. E. Housman’s poem “To an Athlete Dying Young” explores the concept that although most people hope…