For centuries and centuries the dominant idea in mortal life was that man must strive to achieve his goals, work before he can enjoy the fruits of his labor. It was the world of delayed happiness, the lesson of the Bible, which condemns men to earn their bread by the sweat of their brow after the fall, but equally the bread of the republican school, where merit prevails, willingly. delayed true happiness, for schoolchildren after school, during holidays. for employees at the time of retirement. for communists, after the revolution, and for Catholics, after death, in heaven. “No bread, no profit” the english say “No weapons, no chocolate”, says the French equivalent, a message that fairy tales were also responsible for conveying to children. So the story three little pigs which, if we are to believe Bettelheim, perfectly illustrates the idea of knowing how to differentiate…
Source: Le Figaro
