He writes of an anguish that is caused by the atmosphere that has taken hold of people's minds, unhappiness at present and insecurity in relation to the future. Ferreira da Silva goes on to write that only those activities that are loved for themselves, for the pleasure derived from their execution itself, afford real serenity of spirit, real joy. He points out that the pure acts of joy which constitute happiness could only be found, according to Aristotle, in intellectual contemplation. But, after the introduction of Christian tradition in the West, Aristotle. s understanding of happiness was amplified in order to comprehend the acts of love and those of creative activity among the acts of joy that constitute happiness. The seriousness of life conciliates well with this joy, this enthusiasm, which is the very pulse of virtue and freedom and at the same time it indicates our relation to the infinite.
Every real friend becomes a childhood friend.
It is to be graceful. Since technology has created this new environment, all social phenomena happen within it. This is a completely new situation in relation to all other previous historical situations. One then should not speak, for instance, of politics as influenced by technology. Politics are happening within a society that has become technological by its very own nature.