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How has the Paradox of Faith played with Napoleon

9 min readDec 2, 2023

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Napoleon and Josephine [AI-generated image with Canva]

Narcissists are highly emotionally sensitive, making them incredibly fragile. Knowing their weakness, you can play their emotions like a piano.

And she knew that very well — in the shadows of passion, their tale of obsession, pleasure, and pain consumed him like flame consumes the night.

The scared little child who became a self-crowned emperor was caught in the illusion of everlasting love and power.

Like a siren’s song, she stirred his emotions in a way beyond his control. She dragged him into the love-hate game that would continue throughout their lives until the end.

She was his Josephine. And this is the story of the discordant chord they were, both near and far.

Fingernails Dirty as His Boots

A little Corsican boy, like many of us, dreamed big.

He dreamt that one day, he would be one of the greatest to be remembered. He would escape his hometown, only to return one day to show everyone how he conquered the world.

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Elizabeta Sulentic
Elizabeta Sulentic