From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king.
The essence of European culture lies in its ability to balance the rational and the irrational, the individual and the collective, the spiritual and the material, in a way that is both dynamic and sustainable.
The essence of European culture can be traced back to the ancient world, where the spiritual and the material were seen as complementary rather than opposing forces.