The articles, the opinions, the stories, the poems and the cartoons Ovi magazine covers for Thursday January 6th, 2022 – World day for War orphans
Kahlil Gibran: The Forerunner by Rene Wadlow
Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931), the Lebanese poet whose birth anniversary we mark on 6 January, was a person who saw signs in advance of later events or trends. The Forerunner is the tile of one of his books, though less known than his major work The Prophet. As he wrote “Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be.”
Lebanon is a country rich in legend and Biblical references. It is the traditional birth place of the god Tanmuz and his sister Ishtar. Tammus is a god who represents the yearly cycle of growth, decay and revival of life, who annually dies and rises again from the dead – a forerunner of Jesus. Ishtar is a goddess who creates the link between earth and heaven – the forerunner of Mary, mother rather than sister of Jesus, but who plays the same symbolic role. As Gibran wrote “Mother (woman), our consolation in sorrow, our hope in misery, our strength in weakness. She is the source of love, mercy, sympathy and forgiveness… I am indebted for all that I call ‘I’ to women, ever since I was an infant. Women opened the wisdom of my eyes and the doors of my spirit. Had it not been for the woman -mother- the woman-sister- and the woman-friend- I would be sleeping among those who seek the tranquility of the world with their snoring.”
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The Edge #poem & #painting by Nikos Laios
“Eyes glistened
On the boulevard
Among the crumpled
Bags and graffiti as the
Neon lights flashed
In the streets and
Alleyways”
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Book Review: Athan East In search of the infinite: A meditator’s journey of spiritual discovery, by Murray Hunter
When Athan East (a penname) asked me to review his new book ‘In search of the infinite’, his strong passion about sending out a message he felt was beneficial to others came through to me.
Athan began his story about growing up in a traditional Chinese society in Malaya. He described the hardships his parents faced in the pursuit of daily survival. Athan focused upon the superstitions of Chinese society and the belief on luck and good fortune.
This influenced Athan’s early focus on pursuing his own career. It was in this part of the book he discussed at length his own emotional attachment pursuing wealth as his prime goal in life. Athan then went on to develop an intense interest in Chinese superstition and the occult, primarily as a means to seek wealth, and look for a cure for his disabled daughter.
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Mika Toxica #15 #cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas
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