Being in a Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar mood.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This is not just a fickle blog. The lesson is profound. It’s interesting to look at the life of some grand historical figure, if only as a reminder that such figures were also just human beings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To me, the being even more human than the average \u2013 always with highs and lows \u2013 is the hallmark of their greatness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar (1783-1830)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sim\u00f3n, nicknamed El Libertador<\/em>, was and still is \u2013 posthumously, of course \u2013 a very charismatic figure, including, hm, to the ladies. He was also a tragic figure, trampled upon, destitute, exiled several times, almost murdered. Most of all, he felt betrayed by the people for whom he had wanted to accomplish so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He was born the wealthiest person in Venezuela. In the end, planning to go in deliberate exile to Europe, he died almost penniless of tuberculosis \u2015 by the way, a pretty psychosomatic condition. [see: “Tuberculosis and the Mind<\/a>“]<\/p>\n\n\n\n He strove for the independence (la Libertad!) of Venezuela, afterward for the whole of Spanish-speaking South America, from the Spanish crown. He succeeded, but he left almost the whole continent in shatters through many wars and civil uprisings. Still, he is memorized as one of the greatest heroes, now possibly more than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Freedom, one of AURELIS five core values<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This starts from deep inside. [see: “Five Aurelian Values<\/a>“]<\/p>\n\n\n\n