“How terrible it is to seek knowledge, when it brings nothing good to the one who is seeking it.” These words are spoken by Teiresias, the blind seeer in Sophocles’ play “King Oedipus”, when Oedipus has pressed him hard to Read more…
Category: Thoughts & Opinions
The myth of Sisyphus is an intriguing one. King Sisyphus was the most clever man on earth. When it is his time to go and Death comes to summon him, he plays out his ultimate trick and like a reverse Read more…
In the newspaper of December 1, 2010, one headline states that “those who help a fellow man out of mercifulness/charity, deserve no punishment”. As this will look like a tautology to most of us (or so I hope) you will Read more…
Here is a list of some of the things that have been on my mind over the years and that I would like to write about sometime. It is not exhaustive and no doubt other things will be added to Read more…