An Arabic legend tells the story of two friends traveling through the desert. At one point, they got into a fight and one of them slapped the other. The hurt friend, without a word, wrote on the sand: “Today my best friend hit me.” They continued on together and reached an oasis where they decided … Read more
When ordinary people come before the king, they say: “Long live the king forever!” Once, in ancient times, there lived a man who, upon coming to the court, always said: “There is no king but God.” He repeated the same sentence constantly, which greatly angered the king who eventually decided to kill him. The man … Read more
Damon and Pythias, initiates in the sacred Pythagorean wisdom, formed such a faithful friendship that when Dionysius, the ruler of Syracuse, decided to execute one of them, and he asked for permission to return home and settle his affairs before his death, the other did not hesitate to offer himself as a pledge for his … Read more
Bushido – the code of the samurai, the Japanese warriors and knights, is not unknown in our Western cultural circle. The code of chivalry, which served as a moral anchor for medieval Japanese warriors, attracts attention with its mystical beauty to those who seek higher human values. Inazo Nitobe, the son of a samurai, a … Read more
Fear among people is not a new problem. It has been around for quite some time, perhaps longer than we dare to calculate, as man has lost faith in himself, in the destiny that is suitable for him, and consequently, in the destiny of humanity. History is completely foreign to him and he does not … Read more
What is as pleasant to know and hear as a speech adorned and refined with wise thoughts and significant words? Or as powerful and magnificent as when one speech changes the movement of the people, the restraint of the judges, the dignity of the Senate? Marcus Tullius Cicero, in his works, has left us valuable … Read more
