Possible remedy against all those awful self-help books

He advised living entirely in the present moment, embracing passion, and finding joy in simplicity rather than overthinking. Key advice included taking risks, acting rather than just thinking, accepting that "life is trouble," and finding strength in adversity. He encouraged ignoring societal, rigid rules in favor of embracing one's own "folly" and freedom. Sounds familiar?

Zorba the Greek is a novel written once by Nikos Kazantzakis, first published in 1946. It's the tale of a young Greek intellectual who ventures to escape his bookish life with the aid of the boisterous and mysterious Alexis Zorba. The novel was adapted into the very successful 1964 movie of the same name directed by Michael Cacoyannis, as well as a stage musical and a BBC radio play.


In Kazantzakis’s novel Zorba was this larger-than-life character who was passionate, fearless and always lived in the moment, for the moment. He was illiterate and yet ingenious and profoundly more philosophical in his daily teachings than any book or self-help guru could be. He was truly the force of nature, and these are the 7 lessons that were for the young man to learn:

1) Life is the ultimate teacher;

2) Be foolish (in measured way);

3) Death is one certainty of life, so embrace it (in the correct manner, of course);

4) Adversity leads to Growth (of character if not in wealth);

5) Be here now, live in the present;

6) Embrace Simplicity;

7) Freedom is human kind’s natural state.

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