At the Philosophy School, we don’t just listen to lectures. Sometimes we go to a museum or go out into nature, because the laws of the Universe can be better understood through what we can see or touch.

Recently we went to the Egyptian hall of the Hermitage with the younger group of students. They tried there, among the sculptures of gods and papyri, to unravel how people who lived thousands of years ago imagined the world and man’s place in it.

A couple of days later, a senior group of students came to the same Hermitage hall to take the exam. First of all, it was necessary to make own discovery, to find “your” exhibit. Someone choose a lotus, someone a stele with hieroglyphs, and someone a stele with images. We shared our discoveries, and two hours flew by in a flash.

It turned out that the museum is not a collection of dusty relics. It’s a place where rocks and turquoise suddenly start «talking». One has only to listen, and the ancient symbols become a mirror in which we can recognize our own questions: what is more important — fame or an honest heart? How to turn difficulties into strengths?
The Egyptians do not give answers, but they teach us to ask the right questions about a person’s Path, about destiny, about happiness.