In 1959, Nicolae Steinhardt was a Jewish-Romanian intellectual who made a life-altering choice: he refused to testify against his friend, Constantin Noica, during a communist show trial. This act of loyalty earned him a 13-year sentence of forced labor in Romania’s brutal gulags.
Steinhardt’s Jurnalul Fericirii (The Diary of Happiness) offers three "solutions" for surviving any form of oppression or personal crisis: The Diary of Happiness (Jurnalul Fericirii, 191...
Steinhardt famously described Christ not just as a deity, but as a "true gentleman" or "knightly" figure. He believed a true Christian should be: The Diary of Happiness - Amazon.de He believed a true Christian should be: The
Mentally accept your own "death" or the worst-case scenario. Once you have nothing left to lose, the authorities lose their power over you. Treat your struggle as a knightly adventure rather
Face adversity with active courage and even euphoria. Treat your struggle as a knightly adventure rather than a tragedy. ✨ The "Gentlemanly" Faith