#doricpink

[elisepax]

The philosopher gazed at the ruined city. His protege asked, “What happened here?” The old man turned to look at the boy. “Pride,” he said. “Greed. Lust. Hunger for power. The need to win, to conquer, at the expense of everything else.” “They owned the world a hundred years ago,” the young man commented.

“And now it is a setting for paintings,” the philosopher said. “Shall we have lunch?”