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wheeled chair from here on. Hesqueezed Dylens knee sympathetically when the latter paled. Andhell need constant monitoring all the way to convalescence forsigns of any recurrence of blight or complications caused by it.He allowed Dylen a moment to mull over the information. The carehell need isnt cheap, he warned.Dylenclosed his eyes. He raised his hand and rubbed his forehead as if toease away a headache. At length he opened his eyes and looked fromEiren to Rohyr.Iwill manage, he stoutly replied.How?Eiren pressed. Only the rich can afford to hire trainedcaregivers.Illtake on more patrons, Dylen decided. The earnings are muchgreater when we take guests to bed. He swallowed then sighed. AndIm rather sought after for that particular service so it wontbe difficult to solicit more of them, he added, trying to smile.Donteven consider it, Rohyr firmly interjected. I cant possiblyallow you to continue working at the Seralye.Despitehis fatigue, Dylen could not help bristling a little. Mine is alegitimate profession, he pointed out. Im not ashamed ofwhat I am.Noram I, Rohyr replied, coming to stand before him. But yourean Essendri and a prince of the blood. That alone is enough topreclude you from carrying on and mayhap unwittingly breedingby-blows down the line. He paused when Dylen flinched, stung bythe reminder of the circumstances of his own conception. And evenwere it not prohibited, there are also the matters of security andpropriety. Would you have me post guards outside the Seralye whileyou received patrons? Or ask me to ignore the gossip that will ariseonce it becomes known that youre my brother?Dylencolored. At length, he stood up, ignoring his exhaustion as best ashe could, and boldly met Rohyrs gaze.Thenwhat would you have me do, Dyhar?Sit around court and wait for your largesse? Dylen shook his head.Forgive me but I cant just do nothing. Ive never been idle,and in any case, it wouldnt be wise. Bad enough when it gets outthat you have a bastard brother who sold his services for the rightprice. The talk will worsen were I to become your ward when I am wellpast my majority and able-bodied to boot.Rohyreyed him thoughtfully. What would I have you do? Well, first Iwould have you address me by name. When Dylen reacted with somedismay, he pointed out, It would be ridiculous to have my one andonly sibling behaving so formally with me when all my other kin havenever done so except in ceremony. Second, I dont wish for you tobe idle either. It neither suits your temperament nor my purposes. Doyou remember Gilmael? he abruptly asked.Dyleneasily recalled the dark-haired noble who had first called attentionto his eyes. He nodded.Gilmaelis in need of an adjutant he can trust absolutely. His last wasrecently imprisoned for treason. Rohyr grimly smiled when Dylengasped. Yes, it can be a perilous position if one doesnt knowthe meaning of loyalty. But you do. You kept our kinship a secret allthese years to protect the Crown when you could have used theknowledge to benefit yourself and your father early on.Dylenstared at him then glanced uncertainly at Eiren. The physicianshrugged, a faint grin curving his mouth.Gilmaelcan be
came to the first major fork in the avenue, his addaparted from them and headed for the north district. But Riodan andTheron rode down the street leading to the east district. They wouldnot enter it but turn onto a wide road on the outskirts that was thebeginning of the long drive up to the Citadel. As one ascended thewide curving lane, one got a birds-eye view of the city. Riodanfelt a faint pang when he caught glimpses of the shingled rooftops ofthe tallest homes of the west districts fabled Quarter as well asits many entertainment halls and museums. Memories of a pair of stormgreen eyes gazing out from under thick raven locks assailed himwithout warning, and he looked away before he was overcome by them.Nonetheless,he could not help wondering what Dylen was doing and if he stilllived with his father in the townhouse where Riodan had learned thejoys and wonder of first love. A part of him cautioned him to expectthe worst, but the other part would not listen and continued to hopefor the best.Heset aside his pensive thoughts when they approached the gates of theCitadel. Passing through the outer gate, they came to a stop in thespacious bailey. Steeds were not permitted beyond this point, and sothey dismounted and walked the rest of the way through the courtyardand up the stone-paved path to the heavy double paneled door of theCitadel.Itwas a typical day at the royal keep, which meant an almostnever-ending flow of Deira through the main entrance. As they madetheir way from the octagonal reception hall with its domed stainedglass ceiling and mounted the stairs to the second level, Deira ofall stations welcomed them back. But, though they saw many passingacquaintances, they did not meet any whom Riodan counted as friends.Onlyin the main audience chamber did he finally spot some of them.Rysander Seydon hailed him almost as soon as he entered the greathall. Riodan happily greeted the Chief Counsellors son then staredin amazement at the slender, dark-haired Deir at his side.Shino,is that really you? he said disbelievingly as he looked youngShino Essendri over. The orphaned son of one of Rohyrs untitledrelations, Shino had visited the Citadel often enough to havebefriended many of his Essendri kin. Why, last we met you werelittle more than a gangly child!Rysanderclucked mirthfully. Fie on you to remind us all of Shins age,Rio, when hes been doing his best to appear older than he is. Fora diplomat, you are severely lacking in tact!Really?Riodan looked questioningly at Shino. But why are you in a hurryto grow up, Shin? Believe me, adulthood isnt as glamorous as youmay have been led to believe.Oh,it isnt glamour he hankers for but the attention of someone whohas an abundance of it, Rysander interjected with a guffaw.Shinoblushed but gamely grinned at the raillery. Pay Rys no mind, headvised Riodan. Hes just so relieved that theres now someoneyounger than himself he can torment with his utterly dull jests.Keepa civil tongue, cub, Rysander declared sententiously. Youshould know enough to defer to your elders. By the way, he quicklyadded before Shino could reply. Rohyr decided to
albeitgrudgingly. The courtier was pleasant looking, well-born andpossessed enough savvy and ambition to have come so far in society.It was that ambition that troubled Riodan, however, for he could nothelp suspecting part of Sereths courtship of Dylen was due to hisdesire for the rewards that went with being wed to the Ardans oneand only brother. That was not something to sniff at even if it meantputting up with the talk that seemed to accompany Dylen now that thetruth of his identity was out.Asexpected, the news had rocked the upper echelons of Ylandrin society.Rikara alone was abuzz with the discovery for months after and notalways in a positive way. Riodan could only imagine what was said ofDylen elsewhere, especially in more conservative circles andparticularly with regards to his illegitimacy. Even now, he knew thatDylen was still treated unevenly by someutmost friendliness andingratiation to his face, wariness and grudging deference behind hisback. And overshadowing it all was interest in how his kinship toRohyr could be used to advantage. Small wonder Riodan harboredsuspicions about Sereths motives.Heshook his head. Who was he to judge the other? One could say he wasdoing much the same thing in his efforts to rekindle his friendshipwith Dylen. He sighed and began to turn away to cross the street. Hewould have a harder time finding out which tea-room Guyon had enteredif he lingered any longer. On the heels of that thought came thefeeling that he would not mind failing to catch up with his fiancein the least. It was not the first time for him to feel thusly, andhe suspected it would not be the last. And he had begun experiencingit with a frequency that boded ill for any betrothal.Movementto his right caught his eye, and he turned his head in time to see aDeir in a wheeled chair emerge from the drapers shop at the otherend of the street. Riodans eyes lit up while his stomach did alittle flip-flop of apprehension at the same time. He hurried to theDeir, catching up with him before he made the turn around the corner.Teris-dyhar!he called out.HirlenTeris looked back over his shoulder and, upon espying Riodan, brokeinto a warm smile. Good day, Rio! When did you arrive fromQatare?Riodanlet out a breath of relief as he neared the retired hethar.It seemed Dylen still had not told his father the full story of theirfalling-out.Justtwo days ago. The timing of His Majestys summons left something tobedesiredhowever, he ruefully said. It came just as Qatares crownprince ordered me to broker a marriage between him and Rohyr. Why hethought Rohyr would desire wedlock with a Deir barely out of diapersI cant fathom though.Hirlenburst out laughing. Presumptuous of him, isnt it? heremarked. What did Rohyr say to that?Well,he left it to Lassen to make a response. Unfortunately, I can neverlet the prince know what Lassen said. It would burn his ears rightoff his head! Riodan waited for Hirlens mirth to subside. Youcertainly get around, Dyhar,he lightly teased.Hirlenbeamed. This marvelous contraption makes it possible, he said,fondly patting the armrest of his chair.Butwhere is Tarqin? Riodan asked, looking around for the elderlyservant.
probablysaw Hirlen as a surrogate parent having lost his own when he wasquite young. Riodan felt a sudden pang as the realization came to himthat he could have been part of their intimate group had he stayedtrue to Dylen. And to himself.Hestifled a sigh and put on a smile just as Guyon came up to him with acouple of acquaintancesyounger sons of landed gentry from Sidona.His smile nearly disappeared when he heard the tail end of what Guyonwas telling them. And Riodan is very close to our Ardanwhy,hes practically kin. Mind you, it isnt as if we need the royalconnection, but it would be ridiculous to refuse any benefits thatcome our way, wouldnt it?Tryinghis best not to grit his teeth, Riodan demurred, That isntquite right, Guyon. His Majesty deems me a friend, no more, no less.Yourebeing too modest, Guyon said a trifle patronizingly.Nay,Im being honest, Riodan retorted. Rohyr has kin enough byblood and marriage to have no need to look outside House Essendri forDeira to call relations. But what of Tenryon Hadrana? one ofthe pair asked. Hes no relation to theArdan,but hes treated like one.True,hes not a blood relation, Riodan agreed. But hishalf-brother Jareth is a cousin of Rohyrs and that makes Tenryonkin by affinity.Speakingof half-brothers, the other Deir cut in, his eyes suddenly rivetedon something behind Riodan. The Ardans brother is a feast forthe eyes, isnt he?Riodanlooked back over his shoulder. Dylen stood a short distance awaychatting with some guests. Before he could avert his gaze, Dylenturned his head and saw him. He politely dipped his head beforeresuming the conversation. Meanwhile, the two youths continued toogle Dylen appreciatively and with much excitement.Please,Your Excellency, could you introduce us to him? the second Deirhopefully asked.Riodantried to make an excuse of not wanting to intrude only to have thefirst Deir eagerly say, Oh, but look, Dyhar,hes taking his leave of them!Leftwith no recourse, Riodan reluctantly headed toward Dylen, the twoSidonansanda pouting Guyon in tow. Dylen looked at him in some surprise whenRiodan intercepted him. But the surprise quickly changed to coolcourtesy when Riodan asked if he could introduce his companions.Dylen made all the correct responses, a gracious smile illuminatinghis comely face, which thereby nearly reduced the young Deira tospeechlessness.
surgiu o siames que se chamou Gatinho e me inspirou um livro depoemas.Morreu de velho aos 16 anos para minha tristeza, que so acabou quandoAdriana me trouxe de presente uma gatinha siamesa, que ganhou o nome de Gatinha.Pois bem, mas coisa inesperada foi a pequenina aranha com que me deparei aoabrir o dicionario de filosofia de Jose Ferrater Mora. Abri na pagina em queela estava e foi aquela surpresa, minha e dela: correu com suas perninhas finase foi colocar-se no alto da pagina, tao surpresa quanto eu.Ela mais que eu, certamente, pois ja conhecia aranhas e ela, nascida ecriada dentro de um dicionario, jamais vira um ser humano. Fecheicuidadosamente o livro e deixei-a la, para viver sua vida de aranha. Os anos sepassaram e nao e que, para minha surpresa de novo, surge uma aranhinha parecidacom aquela, tecendo uma teia perto do espelho de meu banheiro?Os anos se passaram e nao e que, para minha surpresa de novo, surge umaaranhinha parecida com aquela, tecendo uma teia perto ao espelho do banheiro?Meu primeiro impulso foi acabar com ela, pois banheiro com teia de aranha pegamal.Mas refleti: ela e tao inofensiva e, afinal, e um ser vivo. Por que entaoacabar com ela? Nao, nao vou fazer isso, aranha nao faz mal a ninguem. Deixei-ala e avisei a faxineira que nao tocasse nela.- Mas o senhor vai deixar esse bicho pendurado no espelho de seu banheiro?- Vou.A faxineira me olhou espantada, soltou um muxoxo e continuou a limpeza dapia. Aquela aranha ficou ali durante semanas e um belo dia sumiu. Faz mesesisso, e nao e que, semana passada, ao abrir o filtro de agua na cozinha, vejoali, entre ele e a parede, outra aranha, pequenina como aquela, tecendo sua teia? No filtro ja e demais, pensei comigo, mas deixei-a la. E la ela continua, nocentro de sua teia. Parada, sem mover uma perninha, dias e dias, a espera deuma presa. Quanta paciencia, pensei comigo. E se nao aparecer presa alguma?Foi entao que me lembrei de minha teoria de que grande parte do que ocorrena vida e por acaso. E vi que, se ha alguem nesta vida, a quem essa teoriamelhor se aplica, e a aranha. Veja bem, ela passa dias tecendo a sua teia,estendendo-a estrategicamente.E o unico recurso de que dispoe para capturar a presa e devora-la. Acreditaque a presa, cedo ou tarde, caira na armadilha, mas nada garante que issoocorrera. So o acaso o determinara. E fiquei vendo-a, ali, imovel, a espera deum mosquito incauto. Se ele cair na armadilha, ela o come e se alimenta; se naocair, ela morrera de fome. Ninguem depende tanto do acaso quanto uma aranha.Ferreira Gullar
no Reino Unido, demonstrou que as iniciativas de pacificacao das NacoesUnidas obtiveram mais sucesso nos Estados em que existia maior igualdade entreos sexos, antes do comeco da guerra.Baseadonesses estudos, ao falar sobre a necessidade de medidas para promover ascensaosocial das mulheres, o Secretario-Geral da ONU, Kofi Annan, declarou em 2005:"Eu diria que nenhuma politica e mais importante na prevencao das guerrasou para impor a paz quando um conflito chega ao fim".DRAUZIOVARELLA
nesse arco, entre "voce e doente" e "que maravilha!"?Eu optaria por uma especie de indiferenca --se possivel, nao fingida.Tanto a aceitacao festiva quanto a maldicao empurram o jovem para uma reacao em que ele dara a sua orientacao sexual o valor de uma identidade, como se gritasse "olha, mamae, sou gay", quer seja para desafiar os pais e o mundo, quer seja para ganhar seu aplauso.De fato, a orientacao sexual de um individuo nao precisa ser um traco relevante de sua identidade. Em geral, quando ela se estabelece como tal, e de maneira reativa.No caso da homossexualidade, isso e inevitavel por causa da resistencia social que a homossexualidade encontra. Se identificar como homossexual e uma maneira de se impor e lutar. E havera homossexuais "assumidos" e militantes ate que nao haja mais Campos e Felicianos.Agora, os heterossexuais assumidos e militantes sao tao reativos quanto os homossexuais. So que, hoje, os heterossexuais nao reagem contra nenhuma discriminacao; talvez eles estejam reagindo contra a unica homossexualidade que os ameaca: a que eles reprimem neles mesmos.CONTARDO CALLIGARIS
"As criancas nascem mas, elas melhoram crescendo, pois a cultura pode civiliza-las." Ao ler essa frase, apareceu-me a velha questao da "verdadeira essencia" da nossa especie.Rousseau, filosofo suico, seculo 18, achava que nossa natureza era originalmente boa, e que a cultura a corromperia (o "bom selvagem", como se os nascidos na selva nao tivessem cultura).Hobbes, filosofo ingles, seculo 16, acreditava na infinita capacidade de violencia do ser humano, obrigado a conte-la para viver na civilizacao (na cidade, encontrando desconhecidos sem poder mata-los, como seria seu impulso de origem).A frase nao segue Hobbes, portanto. Ela seria mais o inverso perfeito da crenca de Rousseu. Nossa especie teria uma essencia ma, que a bondade da cultura amorteceria... um pouco.Que maldade e essa? O que e o mal? O tema e vasto. Vamos pensar apenas na maldade humana. Ela teria a ver com infligir dano e sofrimento de maneira intencional e injusta (se voce mata em legitima defesa, nao praticou o mal).No entanto, encontrar justificativa para a pratica do mal e a coisa mais comum, nao a toa Hannah Arendt escreveu sobre a banalidade do mal ao perceber que o nazista Adolf Eichmann acreditava que seu trabalho de exterminio de judeus era completamente justificado como o correto exercicio do dever, e que nao conflitava com o bom chefe de familia que ele era.A etica contempla os costumes. Depois do julgamento de Nuremberg nao mais se justificam atos danosos pelo "cumprimento de ordens" --assim como, na epoca em que foi composta, "Nega do Cabelo Duro" nao ofendia ninguem.Lembrei-me dos pecados capitais: soberba, avareza, luxuria, ira, gula, inveja e preguica. O curioso e que eles nao sao pecados em si, mas "capitis" (cabeca) de pecados, dai "capitais". Todos temos, como Hobbes observou, capacidade para eles, mas so quando a partir deles causamos dano/sofrimento intencional, cometemos pecado (ou crime), fazemos o mal com eles.Mas, fazer o mal com a preguica? Sim, pela omissao, pelo dane-se. A ganancia esta contida na avareza; a humilhacao dos outros na soberba; os vicios na gula; a maledicencia na inveja; o estupro na luxuria e assim por diante.E a maldade das criancas, onde reside? Numa tira de quadrinhos (C. Schulz), o pequeno Linus, no recreio, fica fascinado com uma coleguinha linda, vai se aproximando dela devagar e finalmente, quando esta junto a ela, nao se contem e... Da-lhe um soco no nariz! Maldade?Nao. Falta de instrumentos adequados para expressar a intensidade dos sentimentos que lhe assoberbavam. Como um bebe que chora por nao saber falar.Sou fascinado pela afirmacao de Socrates de que "ninguem faz o mal voluntariamente, mas por ignorancia, pois a sabedoria e a virtude sao inseparaveis."Ela sugere que poderiamos prevenir o mal atraves do cultivo de instrumentos de expressao mais eficientes de nossos desejos e insatisfacoes. Do maior conhecimento de si mesmo e do outro. De maior sabedoria, que leva a consideracao e a compaixao.Sem excluir as leis e a cadeia, claro.FRANCISCO DAUDT Acho burrice torrar o cerebro em troca de um barato,mas isso deve ser decisao pessoal de cada umASREVISTAS vivem requentando materias sobre a maconha, sempre com um tomdefensivo,
ignorando evidencias cada vez mais numerosas: "maconha nao fazmal". O pior e que cada vez mais jovens acreditam nisso.Mastenho esperancas de que desta vez a coisa mude. Primeiro, porque um estudo comusuarios holandeses mostrou que o consumo pesado de maconha esta associado coma reducao do tamanho do hipocampo.Quantomaior o consumo, menor o hipocampo -o que leva a crer que esses usuariosestejam matando seus neuronios, dado o efeito toxico conhecido do principioativo da maconha sobre os neuronios dessa estrutura, fundamental para aformacao de novas memorias.Esegundo: um lindo estudo feito na Nova Zelandia, capitaneado pela americanaTerrie Moffitt, acaba de mostrar que o uso continuado da maconha iniciado aindana adolescencia esta de fato associado a reducao de memoria, de habilidadematematica, de linguagem, de QI -enfim, de todas as habilidades testadas.Oestudo, que explorou o rico banco de dados coletados ao longo de 38 anos sobretodos os 1.037 habitantes da cidade de Dunedin nascidos entre 1972 e 1973,comparou as habilidades cognitivas dos participantes em varias idades, desdeantes de qualquer uso de maconha ate o presente.Osnao usuarios e aqueles que comecaram a usar maconha somente depois dos 18 anosnao tiveram perda significativa de QI ou de habilidades cognitivas.Masos participantes que usaram maconha desde antes dos 18 anos sofreram umareducao de mais de 10% no QI e perdas ate mais graves de memoria. Pior: quemparou de fumar maconha depois de adulto nao reverteu a perda. O estrago ja foifeito na adolescencia.Achoque esses estudos, somados ao corpo ja significativo de estudos anteriores,deixam claro: maconha faz mal, sim. Essa e uma constatacao fundamental emtempos que favorizam a legalizacao dessa droga, e Moffitt e seus colegas fazemum apelo claro por campanhas de divulgacao nesse sentido e para encorajar o uso"so mais tarde".Aproveitopara registrar que sou contra a simples descriminalizacao da maconha, masdefendo a legalizacao desta e, alias, de todas as outras drogas formadoras devicio.Achoprofunda burrice torrar o cerebro em troca de um barato -mas isso deve serdecisao pessoal de cada um -e sem financiar a violencia que causa problemaspara os outros.SUZANA HERCULANO-HOUZEL e neurocientista, professora da UFRJ