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Snakes
Bruce-Mitford, Miranda, ed. (2020/2008). Zeichen und Symbole: Ihre Geschichte und Bedeutung, 67. Story behind the Passage This morning during my run I saw a snake. Well, it was not a real snake but a blind worm, as I later googled (they are not real sknakes but lizards). Still, they look like snakes and are actually…
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Saint Boy
https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/58117391 Story behind the Passage Yesterday the most remarkable scene of the Olympics happened. It was a metaphor of contemporary life. It revealed a true Saint. My Learnings Life is a game? We compete with all we have. Some have discuses, Some have spears, Some have fast legs, Others have horses. Go, Saint Boy, go,…
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Book Of The Week The Hermetica
Freke, Timothy, and Peter Gandy (1999). The Hermetica: The Lost Wisdom of the Pharaos. Story behind the Book Choice As you can see — I am still deep into my research on ancient Egyptian philosophy and spirituality. If you do that, The Hermetica plays a crucial role. It is actually the collected wisdom of the Egyptian God and…
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Chimney Philosophy
Williams, Tennessee (1999/1945). The Glass Menagerie. “The Catastrophe of Success,” 99. Story behind the Passage Today the chimney sweeper came to visit. She had to inspect the chimney and the heater, which is something she needs to do every three years. The checking does not take long or require too much concentration. A conversation unfolded…
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Bold Visionaries
Brands, H. W. (1999). Masters of Enterprise: Giants of American Business from John Jacob Astor and J. P. Morgan to Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey, 188. Story behind the Passage On most of the days when I write for my blog, I wonder why the heck I called this “Startups Story Learning” at the beginning. After…
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Learning Like Royal Children
King Abdullah II of Jordan (2012). Our Last Best Chance: A Story of War and Peace, 139. Story behind the Passage Today was a remarkable day in many ways and the most remarkable thing was that I got to talk about education and my vision of it to three different people. All these conversations happened more…
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Intellect
Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1983). Emerson: Essays and Lectures, 421. Story behind the Passage We forget so much, it is incredible. I admire the people who can quote passages and the corresponding authors’ names by heart. I have never been able to do this. I am happy if I remember a central statement by a sole…
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Divine Animals
Degré, Tippi (2001). Tippi aus Afrika: Das Mädchen, das mit den Tieren spricht, 77. Story behind the Passage Yesterday someone told me that a horse had died in our stable. I was shocked. I mean, yes, animals die just like we do. But horses are very special animals. They are fascinating. You can watch them for…
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The Grimms Dictionary
Schmidt-Wiegand, Ruth (2008). “Die Brüder Grimm als Mitbegründer der Germanistik.“ In: Die Grimms: Kultur und Politik. Ed. Bernd Heidenreich, and Ewald Grothe, 138–162. 153. Story behind the Passage Yesterday, I watched a lecture online. The speaker, a philosopher, quoted several times from Grimms’ Dictionary. That made me remember that I had wanted to check on the…
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The Devil As Role Model
Weisberger, Lauren (2003). The Devil Wears Prada, 368. Story behind the Passage Maybe it is a sign that I am getting old but I catch myself frequently talking about role models in conversations. Yesterday, I did it again when we were talking about politicians. I asked “where are the role models among the politicians nowadays — the Helmut…