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Reflections from the eight decade on culture, politics and the human condition

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Author: WJJH

I am a lifelong observer of the world’s contradictions — a traveller through politics, culture, and personal experience. I began writing this blog in 2003, during the Iraq war, to express concern about the course of international events. Over time, these reflections have expanded into broader meditations on truth, freedom, and the human condition. I write not to persuade, but to offer a quiet counterweight in a noisy world.
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

Morning Rituals and Reflections

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on April 1, 2025February 5, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

A Personal Perspective on Tattoos: Tradition, Perception, and Choice

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on March 20, 2025January 10, 2026
The EU-US Divide
  • Power, Order, and the World

The End of American Exceptionalism and the European Dilemma

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on March 19, 2025January 8, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

Films That Stay With Us: A Lifetime of Rewatchable Classics

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on March 15, 2025January 10, 2026
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

Europe Today: We are All Gaullists Now

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on March 11, 2025January 10, 2026
Prism
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

Prism of Memory

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on March 9, 2025January 10, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

With a Heavy Heart and Profound Sadness …

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on January 19, 2025January 10, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

The Lotus – Rabindranath Tagore

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on January 4, 2025November 9, 2025
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

Seasonal Greetings: The Cycles of Years and Life

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 23, 2024January 8, 2026
  • Power, Order, and the World

The ICC in the Context of Ukraine and Palestine

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 19, 2024January 8, 2026
  • Power, Order, and the World

Mark Rutte’s Oversimplification of the Geopolitical Complexities

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 17, 2024January 8, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

Solomon’s Crooked Crown

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 13, 2024January 8, 2026

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Summary: Reflections from the eighth decade — on life, culture, and the state of the world. This blog offers quiet observations, drawn from a lifetime of watching, questioning, and remembering. The sun lowers, but still gives light.

Quote of the Week is from Gustav Flaubert "Everyone would rather be a madman than a fool," used in "Madman and Fools: Flaubert, Gogol, Nietzsche, and the Noise of Our Time."

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