Enjoy - 100 Years of Entertainment
“There are 5000 years of entertainment and knowledge.
From the ancient Egypt we have documented the art and knowledge of people who
lived before us. The Bible, the Greek tragedies, Greek and Roman art, the
various civilizations of the world, the history of nations. And most of these things we can quickly reach
through books, television and especially the internet. Works of geniuses such
as Dante, Rembrandt, Picasso, Mozart, Beethoven, Shakespeare, all the best
art. We can see a painting that took
years for Da Vinci to paint and perfect with all convenience and without
leaving home through the Internet, or hear a Beethoven masterpiece that he
corrected a thousand times until he thought that it was perfect, played for us
by an entire orchestra through a YouTube video.
And not just art. There is an
international television channel which has the slogan "100 years of
entertainment." Television, that
entertainment center! How many
masterpieces of cinema and how many television shows have been made to date.
Follow one of these lists, top 100 books according to the Times, 100 best
movies according to IMDB, visit some museums, or the Seven Wonders of the
World, participate in a festival of classical music, cinema, painting, art,
read! There is entertainment in this
world that doesn’t end and with your wealth you can enjoy all of it. It is a fact that when we recall our life,
what leaves most striking memories are not designer watches, or beautiful
things, but experiences, art, travels, entertainment. Take part in this world,
cultivate a passion for a sport, for an activity, parachute jumps, fly an
airplane, create a foundation to help people, receive and give.”
Excerpt from my previous self-help book, “Mr. Psychologist, Tell me how to be happy!”
There are actually 100 Years of Entertainment and 5000
years of culture and art. Through the internet, radio and television, we have
most of that culture and entertainment literally at our fingertips. Sometimes I
spend hours on YouTube watching music videos of songs of recent years, of
recent decades, sometimes excerpts from old programs, old movies, musicals,
opera, concerts. How lucky we are!
So many geniuses lived before us and made so many
things recorded in books, music CDs, in paintings, statues. Our cities around
the world breathe history and are steeped in the past, present and future.
The brightest minds in the world, the most remarkable
comedians, the most fantastic and extroverts musicians (Michael Jackson, Elvis
Presley, Prince, Sinatra...), the most brilliant and creative writers, the most
impressive and talented actors, the most extraordinary voices, the most brilliant
scientists and mathematicians, the most imaginative filmmakers and movie
producers. All this at our disposal.
Please don’t live
without knowing these geniuses of the past and present, don’t live without art
and culture. You have at your disposal 5000 documented years in books, CDs,
museums, libraries, Internet, Cities.
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Stélio Inácio
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