A man is standing at the fair selling vases. A woman approaches and browses the merchandise. Some pieces are plain, while others are intricately decorated. The woman asks about the price of the vases. To her surprise, she finds out they all cost the same. – How can an embellished vase cost the same as … Read more
“Once upon a time, when giants still lived on the earth, a man was walking along the riverbank. He was alone. Only the wind played around his shoulders, occasionally rushing through the reeds that grew along the shore. Suddenly, a strange sound was heard, different from any he had heard before. Silence and then sound. … Read more
The Renaissance is one of the brightest periods in Western history, a transition from the medieval harsh darkness to classical clarity and elegance. In our time, many thinkers contemplate the coming of a new Middle Ages; the thought of the Renaissance clearly indicates how far we are from it. This era of brilliance in the … Read more
