Once at the bottom of a large crystal river lived a community of beings. The river flow calmly streamed over all of them – young and old, rich and poor, good and evil, following its path, knowing only its crystal self. Each creature in its own way clung tightly to branches and rocks at the … Read more
Experiences gained before puberty are deeply ingrained in our personality and stay with us for a lifetime, while imagination and dreams are the invisible fabric of our being and often the main drivers of our actions. That is why children’s literature plays a significant role in shaping character and attitudes towards value systems. Great writers … Read more
There are several “great lists” in Chinese culture. The Four Great Inventions are well known (paper, compass, printing, and gunpowder), as well as the Three Great Poets from the Tang Dynasty (Li Bai, Du Fu, and Wang Wei). Less known in the West is the list of Four Great Novels of Chinese literature: Dream of … Read more
In the hinterland of Zadar, southeast of Benkovac, is located one of the most important Liburnian, later Roman settlements in that area – Asseria. Asseria is surrounded by a stone ring with a length of about 2.5 kilometers, whose megalithic walls reach up to 7 meters in height and 3 meters in width. The weight … Read more
As we walk the paths of Tolkien’s heroes, a deep longing for adventure like Bilbo’s or Frodo’s surely awakens in many of us. Or the need to return and restore our destroyed home like Thorin’s. We could also imagine ourselves as one of their companions, ready to follow them on their journey, or find ourselves … Read more
Today I saw the sea… A solitary figure, with rolling capital letters, Mother, Mothers – Mayas, Marys – reflected in the primal and watery substance that holds within its deep bosom the concealed origin of the most primitive forms of life. They say that Nature preserves symbols powerful enough to awaken the dormant souls of … Read more
(July 20, 1919 – January 11, 2008) The summit of Everest. An almost otherworldly beautiful place, endless silence, eternal snow and ice, gaping abysses, terrifying stormy winds, and air so thin that the human brain and lungs cannot function normally in it… As far as we know, it was first discovered by Sir Edmund Hillary … Read more
What distinguishes a floating log from a ship made of the same wood is that the ship has oars and can sail against the current. N. Sri Ram I heard these words from Sri Ram in my distant youth. This sentence was not part of his lectures, and I do not know if it is … Read more
The world is waiting, it’s summer, let’s embark on an adventure! In those moments, we can’t wait to finally step out of our usual environment, preferably for a longer period of time or at least for an extended weekend or two… But why do we want to get away from home, even if only briefly? … Read more
