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I am trying to wander more. I am trying to breathe more, to love my lostness.

Noor Hindi

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For most of his life, Thomas Jefferson was obsessed with mammoths. (More correctly, he was obsessed with American mastodons, tree-chewing cousins of mammoths that lived in the Northern part of the continent—but at the time, he and the rest of the world thought they were mammoths.) He liked theorizing about mammoths, he liked talking about mammoths, he liked making his friends rack up exorbitant postage bills in order to mail him mammoth teeth.

And for decades, from the mid-1760s onward, he was particularly dedicated to one surprisingly high-stakes activity—convincing a famous French naturalist that mammoths were still out there, tearing up the wild West with their tusks.

I have been finding treasures in places I did not want to search. I have been hearing wisdom from tongues I did not want to listen. I have been finding beauty where I did not want to look. And I have learned so much from journeys I did not want to take. Forgive me, O Lord of Majesty and Generosity; for I have been closing my ears and eyes for too long. I have learned that miracles are only called miracles because they are often witnessed by only those who can can see through all of life's illusions. I am ready to see what really exists on other side, to learn what is actually going on behind the scenes in this world of good vs evil and what lies beyond the veil.

Its sad that because of Greece being in the past occupied by the Ottomans for 400 years, it missed great art movements like the Renaissance.

Greek art influenced a lot since the ancient times first with the statues and then with Byzantine art. It influenced the movements later during the medieval times but when great art happened all over Europe inspirated by neoclassicism, Greece was enslaved ironically :/ (exceptions are artist El Greco but he moved to Spain to manage to expose his art).

Like art is a reflection of a society and we kinda lost ours after centuries of occupation so even when we got our Independence we were kinda behind the art trends to create again something of our own.

That’s the truth. Greeks also missed the Enlightment and all the progress in science and philosophical and political thought that could have come with it. Ironically, the Enlightment was also inspired by the study of Ancient Greek philosophy and sciences in its beginning. At the same time, a Greek should be extremely privileged or lucky to get basic elementary school education, meaning some basic language lessons and learning to count. Only a Greek who could afford studying abroad in West Europe (aka extremely rich family) had a chance to receive decent or good education. Greeks who had fled the Ottoman Empire prospered abroad and they were the ones who set the foundations for the successful revolution.

In fact, most Greeks up to the time of the Greek Revolution (early 19th century) could not read and write. Even warriors and other prominent and wealthy people of the time were studying in an old age to write down their memoirs after the Independence War. Concepts like studying history, science, arts and philosophy were entirely off limits.

Enlightenment

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Vagabond Manga by Takehiko Inoue

The truest sayings are and are not paradoxical.

Mini comic I did a while ago featuring my OC "Grog the Frog" 🐸🔮

"Enlightment" Painted in Photoshop.

Statue stock can be found here: artstn.co/m/VG7zA

Currently welcoming Libra Season with open arms! ⚖️♎️☺️

Having Libra in my rising sign I’m definitely feeling the need to keep the peace & to balance the things that may be unbalanced in my life this season so here’s our daily affirmation. Happy Libra Season everyone!