The Art of Strategies

A poor man leaves home to work and save money for his wife. After 20 years, he returns with three pieces of advice. A newlywed couple were very poor and lived off the favors of the people of a small town. One day the husband made the following proposal to his wife: "Dear, I am going to leave our house for a while, I will look for a job and I will work until I have earned enough money to return and be able to give you a more comfortable and dignified life. I don't know how long I will be away from you, I only ask one thing, that you wait for me and be faithful to me. On my part, I promise to be faithful to you." So, the young man walked for several days, until he finally found a landowner who was needing an assistant for his estate. The young man offered to work and was accepted. But he decided to make a pact with his boss: "Let me work for a while and when you think it's time for me to leave, you will release me from my obligations. I don't want to re

On the night of October 30, 1501, on the eve of All Saints' Day, Pope Alexander VI and his son Cesare Borgia organized a grand party in the Apostolic Palace Vatican. To this party were invited several cardinals and bishops, as well as the most important authorities of Rome. As was usual in these celebrations, the banquet was luxurious and no expense was spared, serving a great variety of food and drink for the enjoyment of those present. However, and despite the fact that the dishes were fabulous, the best was yet to come. And it was that once the desserts were finished, and to the surprise of the guests, Cesare Borgia ordered that the tables be cleared and several candelabras be placed on the floor. Immediately, about fifty courtesans (euphemism at that time for high-class prostitutes) entered the room and began to dance sensually around them. They undressed to the rhythm of the music, tied the women's hands behind their backs, threw chestnuts on the floor and they had to

Engel, a Jewish owner of the most famous bakery in Germany, used to say: "Do you know why I'm alive today? I was only a teenager when the Nazis in Germany mercilessly killed the Jews. The Nazis took us by train to Auschwitz. At night it was mortally cold in the compartment. We stayed many days in the wagons without food, without beds and, therefore, without a way to keep warm. It was snowing everywhere. The cold wind froze our cheeks every second. We were hundreds of people in those cold and horrible nights. Without food, without water, without shelter. The blood froze in our veins. Next to me was an elderly Jewish man very dear in my city. He was all trembling and had a terrible look. I surrounded him with my arms to keep him warm. I hugged him tight to give him a little heat. I massaged his arms, legs, face, neck. I begged him to stay alive. I encouraged him. In this way, I kept the man warm all night. I myself was tired and cold. My fingers were stiff, but I did not sto

In life, we all make mistakes and have missed opportunities that we regret when we are older. In this list, 35 things that we may regret when we are old are presented, such as not having traveled enough, not having learned another language, staying in a bad relationship, not having taken care of our health, not having pursued our dreams, among others. 1. Not having traveled when you had the opportunity. Traveling becomes increasingly difficult as you age, as having a family of 3 or more people is more complicated than supporting yourself alone. 2. Not having learned another language. You will regret it when you remember that you spent more than 4 years learning English in school and you don't remember anything. 3. Staying in a bad relationship. Remember that "if you decide to be in an unhappy relationship, you have decided to be unhappy." Believe me, no one who has left a bad relationship in the past has turned around without saying that they would have liked to lea