https://youtu.be/1wtY9N-_X9A?si=uYHFt1nDk7Vs3fCG I admire tenacity above all things. I feel it brings the best in people and peoples. It separates mice from men. The life of Emperor-Stoic Philosopher Marcus Aurelius is testament of a Man who Soldiered on against all odds. Life threw every trial, tribulation and ailment at him. And still he defiantly woke up … Continue reading Animus in consulendo liber
Belisarius was the last of Romans. He was a Byzantine General who restored much of Rome’s vanished glory in the 6th century, half a century after it had gone bust in the West. He was one of Justinian’s best generals. Together or in spite of his cohort/frenemy Narses the Eunuch, he attempted and succeeded in … Continue reading Belisarius’ Gothic Tears
What could you do less of? Worry. I should worry less. People should worry less. I’m not saying be happy about it. But definitely we ought to stop sweating all the small stuff. Worry not, my friends, for it will wear you down ahead of your time. Or worry, if you must, but do something … Continue reading On Worrisome Thoughts
I stumbled upon these words in my online perambulations. “Democracy is merely an illusion to mask oligarchic power. Next week on Planet: Critical, George Monbiot on the farce that is our political system, including governing by "Presumed Consent": ‘If we don't accept the principle of presumed consent in sex, why would we accept it in … Continue reading On Presumed Consent
Life is peaceful in the cloister… or in a remote cabin, away from the tribulations of the City. But the City is where People are. If you enjoy the vagaries of Life, city life is for you.
Lt. Col. McRae wrote ‘In Flanders Fields’ the day after burying his friend, 22 year old Lt. Alexis Helmer (pictured here [right]), who died beside him in combat on May 2, 1915 in Flanders Fields, the battlefields which span southern Belgium and north-west France. His poem goes like this:In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between … Continue reading On Sacrifice – a poem
We are all cowards. All the people who got the Covid jab are cowards. We should worship the people who stood true to their beliefs. And what do we do? We double down. We continue to believe we did the right thing. We are miserable cowards. We justify our gross mistake and surrender of our … Continue reading On Abject Cowardice
History is too complicated for so many people. After all, if even famous film directors like Ridley Scott get away with imbecilic remarks, what can one expect from the rank and file?! Fact is that in the last 75 years, the Jewish diaspora has evaporated from Arab countries. 99.8 percent are gone. At the same … Continue reading On Genocide
Daily writing promptDo you have a favorite place you have visited? Where is it?View all responses I am torn between these two locales. I do not know which way to go. Let's find out together which one is my favorite. Rome was the first city we actually took the time and effort to get to … Continue reading Florence v. Rome
Adrian Carton de Wiart The difference between genders is becoming fuzzier. Let’s take men for example. Adult males today exhibit a lesser degree of manly attributes than men did 100 years ago. Case in point Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart was a Belgium-born Irish gentleman-soldier, who displayed a sort of pirate happy … Continue reading On Manhood
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