#desolations

Even in a lifeless place, life may thrive. 🙏

R'Shara: How many times did a Herald break and let the Fused return to Roshar?

Brandon Sanderson: Oh, so how many Desolations were there, total?

R'Shara: Between the Oathpact and Aharietiam?

Brandon Sanderson: Not as many as people say there are.

R'Shara: More than fifty, less than fifty?

A rainy day at the market

Not much to say in this post, since the photos are quite self-explanatory and precipitating gloomy or desolate feelings and impressions. All images were taken in Thessaloniki, Greece during a rainy day stroll in the centre of the city. I have do admit though that this interpretation, is not representative of this beautiful city, the so-called “Nymph of Thermaikos gulf”.

Thessaloniki [Θεσσαλονίκη], Salonica or Selanik (in Turkish) is a city whose roots are lost in the past, literally ancient. Founded by king Cassander of Macedon, was named after his wife Thessalonike, a half-sister of Alexander the Great. The city has always been a large port, strategically placed in a closed bay, overseeing Northern Aegean Sea and a central commercial, cultural and administrative hub under many rulers and empires. During its long history, Thessaloniki had developed a unique and multicultural character, inhabited by Greeks, Ottomans, Jews, Armenians and other Balkan ethnicities. During its Ottoman period (1430 to 1913) and until the second world war Thessaloniki was known as “Madre de Israel”, hosting a prosperous and significant Sephardi Jew community, that constituted the majority of the local population. The origins of this Jewish community was from Spain, from where they were forcefully evicted with the Alhambra Decree of 1492, issued by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain (Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabell I of Castille). It is estimated that between 40 to 100,000 jews were expelled, many of which were given refuge by Sultan Bayezid II of the Ottoman Empire, and were allowed to settle in Thessaloniki.

"Thus says The Lord: I shall strike the westernmost parts, causing the hidden foundations to rise up suddenly, and with great violence shall they be thrust upward from beneath. And the people shall be greatly astonished on account of the waters and due to the devastation…"

"Thus says The Lord: Peoples of the earth, why do you corrupt and pollute My garden?! You have made it as the dunghill! Thus you have signed your own certificate, and with death you are in agreement. And though you walk as if you will live forever, I tell you the truth, you are already dead. For you have surely crossed the threshold; behold, you have reached the point of no return. Yet in your arrogance, you continue to forsake your Maker and Him who has given you breath, holding fast to the wide path which leads to destruction. Therefore, judgment waits for you on the horizon; calamity and desolations shall increase by measure, as the sun sets upon this age of men.

Peoples of the earth and all leaders among men, hear the Word of The Lord, for thus says The Lord: Your knowledge is useless, all your achievements are in vain, and shall come to nothing in the Day of The Lord’s Anger! For as it is written: I shall surely punish this world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity. I will put an end to the arrogance of the proud, and utterly humiliate the haughtiness of the tyrant, the mighty, and the terrible.[1]

Therefore, turn from this Wicked way you have chosen! Repent, and kiss The Son, That you may live and not die![2]…

For I AM HE!…

He who raises the poor from the dust And lifts the needy out of the dunghill[3]…

Says The Lord."

⬆ Isaiah 13:11

⬆ Psalm 2:12

⬆ Psalm 113:7 (ASV)

📖 Source: https://www.thevolumesoftruth.com/The_Wide_Path

▶ Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nnw1FjVWC0&list=PLE8FlkxQPQkM99Siv2xPqHtuLS9gEQ6FA&index=2