How would you describe yourself to someone who can't see you? Despite my best intentions, I am unable to distrust humanity. Perhaps my trust is misplaced. Perhaps I am naive and yes, even simple. But I also know I’m right. To spend my life doubting others because I am unable to trust myself, which is … Continue reading Friendly and Trusting
What strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being? My favorite strategy I use to maintain my mental health is shouting at impolite strangers. I came upon this discovery not five minutes ago at a downtown hotel in Çanakkale just across the Dardanelles from the Gallipoli Anzac beach that made Australia and New … Continue reading On shouting at impolite strangers
What are your future travel plans? A long time ago in a galaxy far away… Thus the Star Wars debuted back when Dallas the TV series was making a splash, in 1977. Just like Lucas’ game changing show, my future travel plans started back in 2006. Back then I had decided to move out of … Continue reading A New Beginning
Some time a long time ago, Man discovered that fulfilling basic needs, rinsing and repeating was not enough any more. A need for more arose from the fulfilment of the basics. Aesthetics, art albeit primitive art, gave rise to culture. Culture morphed into civilization. Religion followed suit. You add civilization and religion, and you have … Continue reading On Transcending Immanence
This country is beautiful. There are no words that can describe its beauty. Uchisar - Cappadoccia Unfortunately, it is also a land ruled by petty theft, a disgraceful charlatan mentality, and outright rapacity. Ah, and I forget it’s also very dirty and backward. Foreign tourists are seen as walking money bags. The few locals that … Continue reading Türkiye – A Land of Contrast
I saw something today that made me realize two things. That Faith is the great Redeemer of the World. And that Türkiye has a future. Let me be clear. I saw a man pray today before this relic here. It was a very small enclosure situated behind the Harem of the Sultan inside the Domalbahce … Continue reading Faith is the Redeemer
I have always believed in Something greater than myself. I have always felt intuitively, empirically that the Universe must have had a beginning (alpha). And that consequently it must also have an end (omega). Never before though was I sure, I mean 100% convinced that God existed. For 44 years I was an agnostic willing … Continue reading On Alpha and Omega
What's your definition of romantic? My definitions hail from the realm of literature. They do not and never had anything to do with love. Let me be clearer. The Cid is a play authored by Corneille, the great French classical playwright in late 17th century. This play was written during the glorious reign of Louis … Continue reading Romanticism v. Classicism
Life is a Challenge. You don’t matter much. Get used to its various disappointments. Your birth and death are not the most traumatic episodes of your existence. Losing a loved one is. It reveals your own mortality. You are next.
How important is spirituality in your life? I hate the word ‘spirituality’. It’s so imprecise. It can mean anything… and nothing. Why not be precise? Let’s take ‘materialism’ for instance. It covers the whole spectrum of the material world. It also lacks precision but it doesn’t need it, now, right? Materialism is unfocused by design. … Continue reading Materialism v. Meaning
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