The Persian physician and polymath Avicenna or Ibn Sina (980-1037) wrote a philosophical allegory ('Hayy Ibn Yaqzan') according to which every human being is repeatedly harassed in the course of his of his life: a gossipy muddle-head who mixes the true with the false - harassed from the front; an aggressive type from the right and a greedy type from the left. But there is always an old man a little to the side; he calms and and shows a way out (i.e. the 'right way') - if you ask him!!! The three troublemakers symbolize the recurring problems in life.
But many problems are also self-inflicted: the troublemakers can manifest themselves from outside as well as internally.
And in the meantime even preferably virtually: with the help of modern media, they are at work around the clock. The old man, on the other hand, symbolizes the traditional texts - with the solutions. So there is no help, if you ignore the traditional texts.
The Persian physician and polymath Avicenna or Ibn Sina (980-1037) wrote a philosophical allegory ('Hayy Ibn Yaqzan') according to which every human being is repeatedly harassed in the course of his of his life: a gossipy muddle-head who mixes the true with the false - harassed from the front; an aggressive type from the right and a greedy type from the left. But there is always an old man a little to the side; he calms and and shows a way out (i.e. the 'right way') - if you ask him!!! The three troublemakers symbolize the recurring problems in life.
But many problems are also self-inflicted: the troublemakers can manifest themselves from outside as well as internally.
And in the meantime even preferably virtually: with the help of modern media, they are at work around the clock. The old man, on the other hand, symbolizes the traditional texts - with the solutions. So there is no help, if you ignore the traditional texts.
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