Loving and sharing require courage; transforming the world requires action.
The four great empires of antiquity—Assyrian, Persian, Greek, and Roman—left deep imprints on human history. The Assyrians, who eventually embraced the teachings of Jesus, nearly vanished. The Persians, known for their tolerance toward other peoples and religions, succumbed to the power of Alexander the Great. Greece, the cradle of philosophy and the arts, was ultimately reduced to a province of Rome. And Rome, even after millennia, still exerts a subtle influence on the West, as today’s financial, religious, and political systems are rooted in centralism—a model first exemplified by Rome itself.
Today, we await a balance between Jesus’ philosophy—based on love and sharing—and Plato’s ideas, which continue to structure dominant political and social thought. We hope for a new society grounded in solidarity, cooperation, and love for one another, capable of replacing the old centralizing paradigms that have shaped civilization for over two thousand years.
But just as the Knights Templar were warrior monks, we too must be warrior monks. History teaches us that history does not write the stories of the weak. Loving and sharing require courage; transforming the world requires action. Waiting for change is not enough—we must build it, with discipline, vision, and determination.