by Evan Dwan | Mar 24, 2020 | News |
Many years ago, the island of Crete was ruled by the cruel King Minos. One day he summoned to the island a famous inventor called Daedalus, who brought with him his son, Icarus, to do a job for the King. Minos had the inventor build a great palace for him, within...
by Evan Dwan | Mar 23, 2020 | News |
After a great storm that had lashed them non-stop for nine days, Odysseus and his men landed on what appeared to be a beautiful and uninhabited island. However, weary of the dangers that might be hidden there he instructed three of his men to venture inland and...
by Evan Dwan | Mar 22, 2020 | News |
“You were not born to be a teacher, I think. Perhaps I am wrong” “A learner rather”, Stephen said. “And here what will you learn more?” Mr Deasy shook his head. “Who knows?” he said. “To learn one must be humble. But life is the great teacher.” – James Joyce,...
by Evan Dwan | Mar 21, 2020 | News |
“Applicants for wisdom do what I have done: inquire within” ― Heraclitus, Fragments A jailor brought Socrates the cocktail of Hemlock. He calmly drank his poison. Surrounded by his disciples, the philosopher posed his final questions. “Will a true lover of wisdom, who...
by Evan Dwan | Mar 21, 2020 | News |
Many years ago, there was a siege of a city called Troy. Odysseus was a Greek prince and the king of an island on the west coast of Greece, called Ithaca. Upon hearing news of the war, the wise Odysseus realised that the war would be long and destructive and was...
