Karyo Hliso ܟܪܝܐ ܚܠܝܨܐ

Karyo Hliso 
      The Syriac expression, “Karyo Hliso,” carries messages of encouragement and courage in the face of loss.
       In Syriac, karyo has two distinct meanings: First, it means plump, fat, and short; secondly, a heap of wheat after being separated from the chaff. 
      Just as karyo carries two meanings in Syriac, so also does hliso. The first is to steal, raid, extort, and rob. The second meaning is to be couragious, heroic, fearless, and active, even gallant.
      Karyo Hliso is a new understanding born from an effort to synthesize universal rational concepts with patristic thought. It appears that Malfono Yusuf Beğtaş has developed a new concept, inspired by Bar Hebraeus’ very sad expression, “Karyo Hliso”. The phrase expresses a philosophy and a rationality.  When taken as an allusion to the problems of our own times, it takes on  new life.