Time: The Sacred Gift

In the grand tapestry of existence, where myriad threads intertwine to weave the fabric of our lives, a singular, precious element underpins it all: time.This silent current, this invisible hand, is not just a gift but a treasure of immeasurable worth.Time, the most egalitarian of gifts, is bestowed upon each of us with unwavering impartiality.Its […]

Force and Reason: Advice from a Mongol Khan to Pope Francis

The “force of reason” and the “reason of force” have been central to the relationship between ideology/religion and political/military power in Europe and the Mediterranean—and later the world—for millennia. The combined strength of the Aristotelian argument and the Macedonian phalanx enabled not only the rapid conquests of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC […]