Dimitris Pikionis: The roots of our "being"

An excerpt from Dimitris Pikionis' autobiographical note, published in the magazine "Zygos" in 1958, highlights the roots of our existence and the foundations of our education.

Pikionis, an architect and thinker, emphasizes that the fate of our life is hidden in childhood. Moral inclinations and intellectual stimuli shape our character and the course of our life.

He refers to the influence of his parents, the pedagogue Iakovos Dragatsis, the poet Porphyras, as well as Nirvana, Lambelet, Melas, and Miliadis.

Pikionis emphasizes the importance of childhood and the spiritual seeds it hides within, as well as the need for education that recognizes and cultivates the particular inclinations of each person.