{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"DMY Philosophy","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.dmy.info\/en","author_name":"dmy.info","author_url":"https:\/\/www.dmy.info\/en\/author\/asdfg\/","title":"From willow to laurel - DMY Philosophy","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"S2nUBeQU0g\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmy.info\/en\/from-willow-to-laurel\/\">From willow to laurel<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dmy.info\/en\/from-willow-to-laurel\/embed\/#?secret=S2nUBeQU0g\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;From willow to laurel&#8221; &#8212; DMY Philosophy\" data-secret=\"S2nUBeQU0g\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.dmy.info\/en\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.dmy.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/image-1.png","thumbnail_width":1081,"thumbnail_height":475,"description":"What Happened? The Ottoman Empire addressed original problems with original solutions. Its success is evident because it was built not through imitation but by creating and constructing anew. We can compare the old state to a willow tree that grew out of its native soil. Like all living things, it eventually died because reforms were not undertaken. In its place, a laurel tree from France\u2019s Corsica was planted\u2014even though there were plenty of other tree species to choose from. The laurel did not thrive outside coastal areas, and the people did not understand its nature or ways. Those who planted"}