Startseite » Archive für Andre Simon
An ancient legend narrates about tween brothers named Truth and Lie.
Once, nearby the river, Lie challenged Truth claiming, that he could swim across the river faster. Lie stated that both must take off all their clothes, and after a count to three, try to swim to the other river side and back
I live in the land with everlasting sunshine. Here live the animals with the bags on their bellies. Those bags are carriers for their babies. Those animals move forwards by jumping together with their babies.Nearby my small nest, there are big nests for the people, which live here.
An ancient Indian story describes three postgraduates who were on the way to the civil service examination. They stopped to buy pastries from a woman vendor by the wayside. One postgraduate was calm and quiet, while the other two argued. The woman asked where they were going. The two responded unison to her, that they were going to take the civil service examination. She said, „You two won’t pass the exam: that quiet man will.“ The both men rebuked her,…
Im Land des Reises lebten die Kaiser in unverschämtem Luxus, aber nicht Kaiser SHUN. Sein Palast war sehr bescheiden und gewöhnlich, aber sein Garten war außergewöhnlich, mit duftenden Blumen und vielen blühenden Kirschbäumen, die eine Heimat für zahllose bunte Singvögel waren. Dieses Verdienst wurde dem Obersten Gärtner zugeschrieben, der in einem bescheidenen Haus mit Bambusvorderseite und kleinem Blumengarten lebte. Er hatte eine Tochter, die
Am Ende des Jahres sprechen Billionen Menschen rund um die Welt ihre Wünsche aus mit „Glückliches Neues Jahr!“Was bedeutet glücklich sein?Das Glück im Griechischen “ευτυχία” bedeutet Schicksal, aber auch und Wohlstand. Indem wir unseren Wohlstand teilen, erreichen wir Glücklichsein.Schon die alten griechischen Philosophen stellten fest, dass Glücklichsein etwas zu tun hat mit vorbeigehen, vorwärts bewegen, einer zunehmenden Freude und verringern des Leidens.Es ist jedoch jeder allein, und noch kann keiner ohne andere Menschen zurecht kommen, nicht nur, weil sie nützlich…
In a music school, a professor of piano had an extremely talented student. However, despite his great talent, the student was quite lazy and uninterested to practice for hours in the piano playing. In the fact, the student was convinced that only the talent he possessed was enough for him to succeed in his career.The professor tried to motivate the student in various ways and told him, that his talent would become worthless, if it is not combined with a…
Veröffentlicht von Dietrich Weller am 2.September 2022 Cherry trees in blossom in Kyoto April 1985 In the front of our ryokan (guest house) a small river ripple away from the great streets. Several one-story houses along the one-meter-wide riverbed. Between the small houses and the brook is a narrow street, actually a path made for a promenade. No car ban is visible in, but it would be too narrow to drive through. In front of the small houses are several…
LONGEVITY The art market in The Emperor’s city of Xi’an is located within the south gate of the inner city walls. While walking through the market, one can see small alleyways on the right hand side of the street. There are many stores where one can bargain for artworks of all shapes and sizes. I entered one store, and between typical painted scrolls and silk paintings, the friendly shopkeeper showed me an old statue. He liked to bargain, but…
SLEEPY HEAD I am a singing bird. Unlike other birds, my singing can be heard also during the nights. During the day, I sleep on a tree branch, hidden between leaves. Day after day of sleepless nights, I have difficulty to get to sleep at sunrise. Each dawn birds start to sing with others joining in chorus, and they sing all day long.Therefore, I asked my friend Owl for an explanation why so! «My dear Owl, you are…
I am a small bird dressed in a black-white suit red cap and breast apt to live and work in forests. My feet are suitable to climb trees, and my stiff tail allows me to stay on tree trunks. The whole day long my hard beak chisels tree trunks and carves out rooms. According to the orders, I am able to carve out small or big rooms. These cosy rooms, suitable for living and breeding are made exclusive for fellow…