Seed, not saplings

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Once a woman had a strange dream. She dreamt that a new, big, beautiful store had opened in the main square of her town. She entered to look around at the goods offered. To her amazement, she saw God standing behind the counter, waiting for customers. “You!?” the woman croaked. “How come You, Lord God, … Read more

Birdsong

Once, Bonco asked Fuketsuu, “Something confuses me that I once heard you say. That is, the truth can be expressed without speaking and without silence. Can you explain that to me?” Fuketsu replied, “When I was a child in southern China, oh! How the birds sang amidst the blossoms in spring.” A Tale from China

The Abyss of Memory

One old Chinese sage was walking across the snowy field when he noticed a woman crying. – Why are you crying? – he asked. – Because I remember the past, my youth, the beauty I saw in the mirror, the people I loved. God was cruel to me because He gave me memory. He knew … Read more

Aristotle doesn’t know

Aristotle, who was the teacher of Alexander the Great, would often respond with “I do not know” to many questions asked by the courtiers. “Why does the king even pay you if you do not know anything?” asked one courtier. “The king pays me only for what I know,” replied Aristotle. “If he paid me … Read more

Antisten – About Wealth

“Come now, said Socrates, tell us again, Antisthenes, how you pride yourself on wealth despite such a humble estate.” “For I believe, people, that wealth and poverty are not in the house, but in the soul! I see many who, despite having great wealth, consider themselves so poor that they accept any effort and danger … Read more

Art and Beauty

Art represents an exciting world to contemplate, with a plethora of nuances, suggestive and simultaneously profound, yet due to its nature, this world is difficult to grasp from a rational and logical perspective. What to say to someone who excitedly observes the work of the sculptor Antonio Canova, elevated by the sound of a flute … Read more

Untouchable Beauty

Let’s try to unveil the beauty a little bit. Aesthetics, as the science of art and beauty, is a relatively new term that has been used since Kant and Hegel, although it’s actually older. It is a traditional philosophical discipline, a quest and dedication to studying art as a relationship with the divine, beauty, truth, … Read more

Photography and Philosophy

Is there a connection between photography and philosophy? I believe there is and that this connection will play an important role in our still young XXI century. How? Pierre Poulain Philosophy is a very ancient concept. In translation, it means “love of wisdom”. We all seek wisdom, even though we are not always aware of … Read more

On the Wings of Jonathan Seagull

Richard Bach is said to be a mysterious man about whom little is known. He was born in 1936 in the American state of Illinois, in the same town where Ernest Hemingway was born and raised. Flying became his hobby at the age of seventeen, which later turned into a profession. He also served as … Read more

Khalil Gibran – The Prophet

Khalil Gibran is a Lebanese-American poet and painter, of exceptional sensitivity and talent. In his life (1883 – 1931), he had the opportunity to get to know both the East and the West; he experienced many personal tragedies and losses, but also formed wonderful friendships and great loves. He was born in northern Lebanon, in … Read more