Attenzione e umiltà secondo Simone Weil

This article focuses on the concepts of attention and humbleness in the thought of Simone Weil. In the first part, attention, which is the steadiness of the inner gaze, and desire, which is the divine presence in the human being, are analyzed by demonstrating their coincidence. This is evident when the human being reconnects with the divine love, detaching himself from determined goods in order to turn to the highest good. In this case, attention is the apex of desire that enlivens the apex mentis. In the second part, by framing the imitatio Dei of the human being in a metaphysical scheme dominated by the malheur of the Cross, the steadiness of a strenuous attention and a genuine attitude of humility are brought to coincidence: attention, desire and humility become one in the moment of the visio Dei. The theme of detachment constantly refers to the thought of Meister Eckhart, one of the main sources of Simone Weil. In the last part, the effects of the humbleness of detachment on time and divinity are analyzed. By means of humbleness, the articulation of time is converted into a horizon of expectation of divinity and the human being is authentically placed in God.