Ethereal Insights

Photograph of Greek engraved in marble stone, by M. C. Dutt My Last Two Days... Friday – August 14, 2026 F olks, people, and everyone of interest, my journey in Türkiye is coming to its inevitable end and my life seems rather sad, a point that I shall return to later, but in the meantime I must say that I do feel regret having to leave with a feeling that I did not quite get to explore enough of this country, but then again I have not really explored that much, which is why I am writing much of this post in a somewhat sorrow way. I do not much fancy returning to my humble abode as I do not prefer the country and the state that I live in and under, and for reasons of personal safety I continue to refuse to reveal this part about myself, read " Who Am I ". At any rate, I am sad because I know that I cannot remain in the Near East forever, but I actually much fancy many aspects of the Near East, and of course there are certain aspects that I do not fancy as much, for more on t...

Photograph of the Turkish flag featuring Mustafa Kemal Atatürk By M. C. Dutt In The End | Thursday – August 13, 2026 I n the end there was to be a Republic, and the old Empire was but a memory, and so on the sands of history was imprinted the footstep, the memory, of Atatürk and the newly inaugurated state, today a century old. Indeed, Türkiye is approaching the fate of France, the United States, Britain, Germany, etc fast, and on top of this there is today a movement calling for Türkiyes admission into the European movement, and there are even men who are going further still, by calling on Türkiye to be considered a part of Europe. What would these fever dreams of liberal democracy among the youth do to the core of the Turkish nation, that which has been set apart, declared, and defined as the Turkish nation? Is it the intention of the European friendly people to seek to abolish the Turkish identity and to allow for such things as mass migration, read " The Problem of Immigrat...

Photograph of the Apollo Temple at Side By M. C. Dutt Surviving the Test of Time | Wednesday – August 12, 2026 T ime is a real menace, O' Lord... But do not fear. Do not fear, for in the end only confrontation with our perceptions may provide insight and pain. Yes, becoming me , becoming you, is painful and you will resist, your brain, as the profane scientist would put it, will resist, as it should, and some would even go as far as to assert that this is for your own good. But one thing is clear: some people, some ideas , some cultures , and some conditions survive the test of time, while others simply perish – this is perhaps the best case for conservatism . The Apollo Temple in Side featured in the picture in the upper right corner has thus far survived the test of time but barely. Whatever happened to most ideas of say the previous century? Almost none of them survived, as should have been the case and as will be the case with whatever monsters that will emerge out of this epo...