Burning of the Library of Alexandria – 48 BC
Destruction of ancient knowledge; the flame of memory lost. They burned the memory of mankind.The scrolls curled. The stars went silent.But not all was lost—some of it became you.Wisdom is […]
clinging to the wreckage of civilization
“To ride the tiger means to seize the forces of collapse and chaos without being devoured by them—to grip the beast not in fear, but in mastery.
He who rides must not seek to kill the tiger, but to remain atop it, poised, still sovereign, as the world beneath him disintegrates.
For if he dismounts, the tiger will turn and tear him apart.”
Destruction of ancient knowledge; the flame of memory lost. They burned the memory of mankind.The scrolls curled. The stars went silent.But not all was lost—some of it became you.Wisdom is […]