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  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

New Year Greeting – 2026 – A Modest Toast

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 31, 2025December 31, 2025
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

My Favorite Cartoon? Olivier B. Bommel — If You Know What I Mean

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 14, 2025
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

Morning Reflection: Democracy Without Conviction

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on October 30, 2025January 10, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

No Guarantees, Only Life

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on October 18, 2025January 10, 2026
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📖The Mob Boss and His Golden Tower 🗼

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on October 14, 2025October 14, 2025
  • Democracy, Society, and Responsibility

Lessons from Moldova: Europe’s Mirror

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on October 2, 2025
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

📖 The Rat Catcher of Harmelen 🐀

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 30, 2025January 10, 2026
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📖The Fable of Family Quarrels and the Distant Cousin🪢

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 23, 2025
  • The Fables of Power

📖 The Fable of Power – The Curtain Raises Again 🎭

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 16, 2025
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

The Lotus – Rabindranath Tagore

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

Solomon’s Crooked Crown

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 13, 2024January 8, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

Rabindranath Tagore: Poet, Philosopher, and Mystic

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 1, 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: From Voltaire, in his delightful book Micromegas and used in Micromegas Returns: Lessons in Humility - What would Voltaire’s cosmic traveller say if he visited Earth in 2026? A satirical reflection on human folly, dignity, and the need for humility in a fragile world.

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