Ragnar Lothbrok's story is motivated by curiosity. That's why he sailed to England and Paris, and that's why the closest relationships he ever had were with Athelstan, King Ecbert, and Yido (the Chinese slave). Because they were unconventional people with unconventional beliefs, interesting beliefs
We do not struggle for ourselves, nor for our race, not even for humanity.
We do not struggle for Earth, nor for ideas. All these are the precious yet provisional stairs of our ascending God, and they crumble away as soon as he steps upon them in his ascent.
- Saviors of God
We do not struggle for Earth, nor for ideas. All these are the precious yet provisional stairs of our ascending God, and they crumble away as soon as he steps upon them in his ascent.
- Saviors of God
This indestructible prehuman rhythm is the only visible journey of the Invisible on this earth. Plants, animals, and men are the steps which God creates on which to tread and to mount upward.
- Saviors of God
- Saviors of God
أول خبر عن وباء الأيدز بالعالم ظهر سنة 1981. خلال السنوات اللاحقة ازدادت الإصابات بهذا المرض واللي جانت أغلبها بين المثليين ومرضى الهيموفيليا (نزف الدم الوراثي) لأن جانوا يحتاجون نقل دم بشكل مستمر لمنع مرضهم من التفاقم وبالنتيجة انتقل المرض الهم عن طريق الدم الملوث.
ما بين سنة 1982 و 1986 العراق استورد عوامل لتخثر الدم (بروتينات موجودة بالدم تساعد على التخثر ويحتاجها مرضى الهيموفيليا) من شركة Mérieux institut الفرنسية و Immuno AG النمساوية لعلاج مرضى الهيموفيليا. بسنة 1986 اكتشفت الحكومة العراقية أنّ هواي من المواد اللي تم استيرادها من هذي الشركات جانت بالحقيقة ملوّثة بفايروس الأيدز HIV والشركات أحيانًا تعمّدت أنْ تبيعها لبلدان العالم الثالث بدلًا من إتلافها وخسارة الأموال اللي جان ممكن تحصلها منها (شركة Bayer وتابعتها Cutter labs مثلًا باعتها لعدد من دول آسيا وأميركا اللاتينية).
الحكومة العراقية، برئاسة صدام حسين، قررت أنْ تتكتم عن الموضوع (غالبًا بسبب الإشاعات حول كون المرض ينتقل بين المثليين) وعزلت (سجنت) المرضى بمستشفى التويثة (مستشفى إبن زُهر حاليًا) اللي جانت تستخدم لعزل مرضى السل الرئوي. هواي من المرضى بقوا معزولين لحد 2003. نتيجة للتكتّم حول هذا الموضوع بالإضافة للعلاقات الدولية السيئة، الحكومة العراقية ما رفعت أي دعوى ضد هاي الشركات مثل باقي الدول ولا حصلوا أي تعويض أو حتى اعتذار عن اللي صار. بعد 2003 حاول المرضى المتضررين من هالموضوع يرفعون دعوى قضائية ضد شركة Sanofi (اللي استحوذت على Mérieux) و Baxter (اللي استحوذت على Immuno AG) لكن بلا جدوى لأن تم إتلاف أغلب إذا مو كل الأدلة اللي تثبت حصول العراق على هذي الشحنات الملوثة سواء من الجانب الحكومي العراقي أو من جانب هذي الشركات.
ما بين سنة 1982 و 1986 العراق استورد عوامل لتخثر الدم (بروتينات موجودة بالدم تساعد على التخثر ويحتاجها مرضى الهيموفيليا) من شركة Mérieux institut الفرنسية و Immuno AG النمساوية لعلاج مرضى الهيموفيليا. بسنة 1986 اكتشفت الحكومة العراقية أنّ هواي من المواد اللي تم استيرادها من هذي الشركات جانت بالحقيقة ملوّثة بفايروس الأيدز HIV والشركات أحيانًا تعمّدت أنْ تبيعها لبلدان العالم الثالث بدلًا من إتلافها وخسارة الأموال اللي جان ممكن تحصلها منها (شركة Bayer وتابعتها Cutter labs مثلًا باعتها لعدد من دول آسيا وأميركا اللاتينية).
الحكومة العراقية، برئاسة صدام حسين، قررت أنْ تتكتم عن الموضوع (غالبًا بسبب الإشاعات حول كون المرض ينتقل بين المثليين) وعزلت (سجنت) المرضى بمستشفى التويثة (مستشفى إبن زُهر حاليًا) اللي جانت تستخدم لعزل مرضى السل الرئوي. هواي من المرضى بقوا معزولين لحد 2003. نتيجة للتكتّم حول هذا الموضوع بالإضافة للعلاقات الدولية السيئة، الحكومة العراقية ما رفعت أي دعوى ضد هاي الشركات مثل باقي الدول ولا حصلوا أي تعويض أو حتى اعتذار عن اللي صار. بعد 2003 حاول المرضى المتضررين من هالموضوع يرفعون دعوى قضائية ضد شركة Sanofi (اللي استحوذت على Mérieux) و Baxter (اللي استحوذت على Immuno AG) لكن بلا جدوى لأن تم إتلاف أغلب إذا مو كل الأدلة اللي تثبت حصول العراق على هذي الشحنات الملوثة سواء من الجانب الحكومي العراقي أو من جانب هذي الشركات.
آمِنٌ من كل خيباتِ الأمل
خيرُ الجمالِ هو الجمالُ المُحتَمَل
والنَقصُ أشبَهُ بالكمالِ من الكمال
ورُبَّ قولٍ عندما نَقَصَ... اكتمل
- تميم البرغوثي
خيرُ الجمالِ هو الجمالُ المُحتَمَل
والنَقصُ أشبَهُ بالكمالِ من الكمال
ورُبَّ قولٍ عندما نَقَصَ... اكتمل
- تميم البرغوثي
Alain de botton once said "love is a species of hope." But hope itself is a species of ignorance. Our ignorance about something or someone is what makes it possible for us to wish (hope) that they turn out to be good.
Most of what love is, is really based on ignorance.
Most of what love is, is really based on ignorance.
On Hope, Love, and Ignorance
Since it's impossible to fully know someone, then our ignorance about our lovers makes it possible for us to hope that that they'll turn out good.
Hope and ignorance conspire within our minds till the lover is no longer human, they become a canvas or a blank slate for us to draw our most romantic dreams and childish, unconscious desires upon them. We no longer see them for who they are, we see them for who we wish/hope them to be; our perfect lovers become the answer to all our uncertainty.
In fact, we never see them for who they are. We might get close to that, but it happens only after a long time of acquaintance. Because the moment we see them for who they really are, is the moment where the mystery fades away, and reality burns the canvas and breaks our hopes; it's the moment when we see them as humans. We're no longer ignorant. And this kills most people's love. It kills the average man and woman's love; as Charles Bukowski said:
"Beware the average man and the average woman, their love is average, seeks average."
This encounter with reality usually happens after some time, when the two lovers become accustomed to one another and accumulate enough knowledge so that the ignorance, of which their love is built upon, is shattered.
As a piece of advice: do not build your love on the quick sand of ignorance. And abandon hope. Love that doesn't endure hopelessness is as useless as a toy. And, as Ayn Rand once said: "Love only those who deserve it."
Since it's impossible to fully know someone, then our ignorance about our lovers makes it possible for us to hope that that they'll turn out good.
Hope and ignorance conspire within our minds till the lover is no longer human, they become a canvas or a blank slate for us to draw our most romantic dreams and childish, unconscious desires upon them. We no longer see them for who they are, we see them for who we wish/hope them to be; our perfect lovers become the answer to all our uncertainty.
In fact, we never see them for who they are. We might get close to that, but it happens only after a long time of acquaintance. Because the moment we see them for who they really are, is the moment where the mystery fades away, and reality burns the canvas and breaks our hopes; it's the moment when we see them as humans. We're no longer ignorant. And this kills most people's love. It kills the average man and woman's love; as Charles Bukowski said:
"Beware the average man and the average woman, their love is average, seeks average."
This encounter with reality usually happens after some time, when the two lovers become accustomed to one another and accumulate enough knowledge so that the ignorance, of which their love is built upon, is shattered.
As a piece of advice: do not build your love on the quick sand of ignorance. And abandon hope. Love that doesn't endure hopelessness is as useless as a toy. And, as Ayn Rand once said: "Love only those who deserve it."
On strangers, and love-of-the-first-sight
This is why things like 'love of the first sight' exist. Because strangers thrill us with an air of mystery. By definition, we don't know anything about them, and this is exactly why we fall in love with them. They represent hope and mystery. they can be potentially anyone we can imagine; a new dear friend, a lover, or just some beautiful mind we'll share a conversation with. They are pure potential, regardless of who they really are.
This is why things like 'love of the first sight' exist. Because strangers thrill us with an air of mystery. By definition, we don't know anything about them, and this is exactly why we fall in love with them. They represent hope and mystery. they can be potentially anyone we can imagine; a new dear friend, a lover, or just some beautiful mind we'll share a conversation with. They are pure potential, regardless of who they really are.
On new year's eve, birthday parties, surprises, and more on strangers
Our profound ignorance is the main ingredient of Mystery, and of our infatuation with Mystery.
It can explain many of our irrational actions; the reason we sometimes fall in love with complete strangers, and the reason why surprises provide such a joy. It might also explain, at least in part, why we celebrate birthdays and new years: because they are new and unknown times. We "hope" that next year is going to be THE YEAR. It's somewhat similar to Schrödinger's cat; the cat is both alive and dead until we decide to open the box and "kill" our ignorance about its state. Same applies to strangers, new year, our birthdays, gifts, and hope in general. They are everything that we aim (hope) for, until we unravel the mystery that wraps them.
Our profound ignorance is the main ingredient of Mystery, and of our infatuation with Mystery.
It can explain many of our irrational actions; the reason we sometimes fall in love with complete strangers, and the reason why surprises provide such a joy. It might also explain, at least in part, why we celebrate birthdays and new years: because they are new and unknown times. We "hope" that next year is going to be THE YEAR. It's somewhat similar to Schrödinger's cat; the cat is both alive and dead until we decide to open the box and "kill" our ignorance about its state. Same applies to strangers, new year, our birthdays, gifts, and hope in general. They are everything that we aim (hope) for, until we unravel the mystery that wraps them.