(German version January 4, 2021 | LINK )
An anthropologist wrote to me these days: “You talk gloomily about progress. I was born in 1960 and grew up believing in social progress, not just medical progress. It was difficult to deal with the corruption of human nature. The religions are right – it is an endless struggle with narcissism, greed and the desire to dominate. The Pende (R.D. Congo) answer is that we will all perish if we are not held back from the abyss by love. It is by no means that people naturally respect their elders, they are just afraid of what they will do if they are not respected and shown affection. >>