“deus est mortali iuvare mortalem.”
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“For a person to help a person, that is god.”
Pliny the Elder, Natural History II.18
Hypostyle hall of the Temple of Hathor at Dendera
i hope that when i die there will be an apartment with everyone i’ve ever loved in it and we are together always
Aerial view of a volcanic crater. Danakil Depression, Ethiopia Photo credit: Chris John
Fish farms on the Nile delta - Egypt 🌍 4K link
Aerial view of center-pivot (or circular) irrigation farming just east of the Rockies on the Great Plains… I think I calculated that each circle has a diameter of 1/2 mile (about 1 km)… amazing view from the air!
I believe that suffering is part of the narrative, and that nothing really good gets built when everything's easy. I believe that loss and emptiness and confusion often give way to new fullness and wisdom.
— Shauna Niequist, Bittersweet: Thoughts on Change, Grace, and Learning the Hard Way
The Green Cathedral (De Groene Kathedraal)
Marinus Boezem
1987