My students in Terminale (final year of high school) had a chemistry test today on acids and bases. In the past I've always enjoyed tests...
Memories of Mr. Mir-Karimi
What i want to talk about, is something that is very close to my heart, because it is about a man whom i am NEVER...
Unexpecting the expected
I did something today, that i’d never done before. As usual, after eating, i put my plate aside. Then i turned and looked at it,...
The Cretan Glance
This was somethign that i sent to a bunch of friends in email some time ago, but has stayed with me. It is part of the Introduction to [1] Nikos Kazantzakis‘s [2] The...
Via Negative and Via Affirmativa
Via affirmativa, and via negativa, the way of affirmation, and the way of negation, two paths to the Truth, to enlightenment, to god …
At the gates of the Underworld
Little red dragonflies are flying back and forth harmlessly all around me, engaged in seriously in their own business. The water undulates serenely. The white goose...
Kateebeh – Inscription
The poem “Inscription (Kateebeh)” by the Iranian poet Mehdi Akhavan-Sales, in English.
Bach, Busoni and the joy of The Unexpected
There are at times those moments in life which are as beautiful as they are rare, when you are truly MOVED by something. Have you...