The earth is an orbiting speck in incomprehensible vastness. The histories of our civilizations, our accomplishments and secrets, great good and evilthese are no more significant than the single twinkle of a star. Perhaps, this is why we try to outshine the heavens with our cities and make theatrical events of our simple lives.

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Christopher Hawke was English cricketer. Christopher Richard John Hawke RCOG is an English former physician and first-class cricketer. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • History — Lessons from the past and the arc of human civilisation

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