Author: Marco Crescenzi

  • Where passions sway

    Where passions sway

    In the hushed folds of twilight’s embraceWithin, a chill, the heart abides.Retrace the steps, back to your core,Return to originsemotions untoldWhere sentiments and passions pour.The genesis of a soul, manifold.Seeking radiance in depths profound,A flame to thaw, in roots unwound.A beacon’s glow, a tender grace,To salvage life in love’s embrace.The…

  • Benvenuto a The three-story house

    Benvenuto a The three-story house

    Benvenuti a The three-story house (La Casa a Tre Piani) — uno spazio in cui gli strati dell’esistenza prendono vita attraverso l’esplorazione attenta e l’espressione creativa. Questo blog è più di una semplice raccolta di argomenti: è il riflesso dei livelli interconnessi della vita. Ogni livello è una storia a sé, ma…

  • Balancing the Inside and Outside: A Lesson from Formula 1

    Balancing the Inside and Outside: A Lesson from Formula 1

    I’ve been passionate about Formula 1 since childhood. What has always drawn me in is the fusion of technological excellence and human precision—machines engineered at the edge of possibility, driven by athletes who operate within fractions of a second. As an aerospace engineer, I often think of F1 not just…

  • La melodia del caos

    La melodia del caos

    “Nathan… smettila di cercare la perfezione. Il mondo, la vita, sono caotici. Non devi cercare l’ordine che non c’è, ma la melodia, il ritmo che anima il caos. Ascolta un po’ di jazz, non solo Bach.” Così mi ha salutato Guglielmo da Baskerville stamattina, quando ho lasciato Montecassino. In realtà…

  • The Melody of Chaos

    The Melody of Chaos

    “Nathan… stop chasing perfection. The world, life—they’re chaotic. Don’t look for order where there is none. Find the melody, the rhythm that drives chaos. Listen to some jazz, not just Bach.” That’s how Guglielmo da Baskerville said goodbye this morning as I left Montecassino. His real name is Dom Benedetto,…

  • The 32km Wall and the Long Project: Lessons from the Edge

    The 32km Wall and the Long Project: Lessons from the Edge

    When I started training for my first marathon, I kept hearing about the infamous 32 km wall. At first, I thought it was just a metaphor. Then I hit it. It’s real. The wall is that moment—usually around kilometer 32—when your body’s glycogen stores are nearly gone. Your muscles start…

  • The Future Is Virtual—But It Must Be Human

    The Future Is Virtual—But It Must Be Human

    “Throughout the history of our species, we humans have always imagined other, better futures for ourselves, intangible worlds that we expect to be more fulfilling and experientially rich than our daily lives. Our ability to visualize and believe in these futures is itself a cultural technology, one that we use…

  • From Boardrooms to First Dates: The Surprising Affinity Between Dealmaking and Dating

    From Boardrooms to First Dates: The Surprising Affinity Between Dealmaking and Dating

    Today, on my way home from an important company event, I passed through the central station of Basel, the city where I live. Watching couples reconnect in front of the station entrance—some rushing into each other’s arms, others just quietly walking side by side—I found myself reflecting on an analogy…

  • III

    III

    Mediterraneo Antico MareDa quante coste ti ho ammirato!Con quanti occhi ti ho amato! Oggi sei un infinito di intimità impaurita,un mare nerodi braccia ed occhi supplicanti.Ad ogni approdoci prometti un viaggio nuovo, un paradiso di spiagge bianche,un’altra isola felicescomparsa dalle carte nautiche,un’umanità guaritaper noi figli di patrie sfortunate.Crescenzi, Marco. Il sentiero…

  • III

    III

    MediterraneanAncient Sea,From how many shores have I admired you!With how many eyes have I loved you!Today, you are an infinityof frightened intimacy,a black seaof pleading arms and eyes.At every landing,you promise us a new journey,a paradise of white beaches,another happy islandvanished from the nautical charts,a humanity healedfor us, children of…