智慧人生篇章 (3)求同存异

There is a kind of tribalism in us all which can make us feel uneasy, even threatened at times by difference. But our prejudices often tell us more about ourselves than we would like to admit. When the Quran says "we have made you into nations and tribes so that you may get to know one another," the verse reads like a divine blessing in our lives but getting to kno...

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智慧人生篇章 (1)想象与表象(1)

Last week, I was in Bruges. We were standing in front of yet another unbelievably stunning painting by the Flemish artist Hans Memling, in a 12th century hospital built specifically for the poor, when my daughter said: "Oh no. Another picture of Jesus. Did they ever paint anything else?" 上周我去了布鲁日,在一家12世纪专门为穷人建造的医院里,我们正欣赏着佛兰德艺术家...

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智慧人生篇章 (2)想象与表象(2)

So, as we continued walking through the city, I played a game, trying to separate what I thought was inspired by a true faith in God, and what was not. It quickly became difficult: for every almshouse there was a wealthy patron who'd paid for it; the money made in the market might have raised the tower in the square but it also bankrolled the foundling homes and the scho...

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