The Calculus of Life

Content 18+ “Imagine, if you will,” I began, leaning forward as if preparing to unveil an unspoken truth, “a man perched atop a pillar of explosive ambition.”

In 1961, Yuri Gagarin, a 27-year-old Soviet Air Force pilot, found himself thrust into the annals of history aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft. On April 12 of that year, he became the first human to journey into space, a feat celebrated worldwide and … Read the rest

Among School Children

Content 18 + (published as is, blog owner may have different opinion from the author; author expresses his philosophical opinion on the subject and has no intention on insulting anyone) As I was sitting around one early morning slurping down my second transfusion of coffee and draped by the still unfurled curtains of my ‘brown study’ — the birdsong of the Bulgarian village chattering away beyond my balcony — I … Read the rest