For thousands of years, people have
carried the wisdom of their ancestors;
through stories told around fires,
poems whispered in temples,
and images carved into stone and painted on canvas.
The Timeless Wisdom Series
is born out of that long journey.
It is not just a row of books on a shelf;
it is a bridge stretching from the voices
of the past to the hearts of today.
This series is planned as a collection of ten volumes,
each approaching human wisdom from a different angle.
Sometimes we walk beside prophets and philosophers,
sometimes we listen to the myths
and legends of forgotten peoples,
and sometimes we pause before sacred texts,
hearing them in a new, poetic rhythm.
These books do not aim only
to recount what was once said;
they invite us to rediscover their echoes in our own lives,
in our own questions about justice, love, and truth.
The second book, Guiding Lights,
turns its gaze toward the great figures
who have lit humanity's path:
prophets and visionaries, scholars
and teachers, poets and seekers of the divine.
Their voices still speak of compassion, of courage,
of humility, of the hope that binds communities together.
What makes this book distinctive is not only
the stories themselves but the way they are told.
Poetry, narrative, and reflection
come together to form a single fabric.
Each page carries something more than words:
a rhythm, an image, a call to pause and think.
The accompanying illustrations are part of this invitation,
making the experience not only one of reading
but of contemplation and inner dialogue.
At its heart, this book is a reminder.
A reminder that societies shaped by love
and understanding are always stronger,
more just, and more at peace.
In a time when the world trembles
with division and uncertainty,
Guiding Lights offers a gentle but firm truth:
what unites us is older, deeper,
and stronger than what divides us.
This is more than a book; it is a journey.
A path that leads inward as much as it looks outward.
It is an invitation to sit with the wisdom of ages,
to let it challenge and comfort,
and perhaps to find in it a light for one's own steps.
It is my joy and honor to present this work.
May it shine not only as a guide for individual readers
but as a small contribution to the collective wisdom of humanity.
Hülya Kaplan
