After a long hiatus, the philosophically astute column Harmon Thoughts of the Week returns for its fourth series, with support from the Honorable Mr. Harmon and with respect to Diego G. (BIB Class of 2024), the founder of this esteemed series. The idea was to take some of the more entertaining Turkish sayings Mr. Harmon heard from his lovely wife and spend time delving into what they mean.

“The rabbit got offended by the mountain, and the mountain didn’t even notice.” 

I have been exposed to some oddities of phrase and language, but this is quite something. There is an applicability to a broad range of topics embedded in the above words, shared by the Hon. Mrs. Harmon to Mr. Harmon to me to you.

In NYC alone, it draws attention to the mountains of corporations that are swallowing up relative rabbits of smaller companies and start-ups.

Perhaps we know of ignorant mountains offending rabbits right now?

Or maybe it is about something more natural? The immovability and unstoppable nature of nature; the many events and catastrophes that have changed the entire Earth from a ball of ice to a lush jungle to a harsh spherical desert (all of those before dinosaurs!) and through many more, changing and pushing forward—or even backward—life as we know it. In that, it is almost cyclical, the very nature of nature.

That concludes this return issue of Harmon Thoughts of the Week. Return next time for more Near-Eastern words of eternally travelling wisdom!