In school, I was bad in physics and chemistry as soon as it came to calculations with formulas, but I admire the natural sciences and have faith in those who dedicate their lives to them. I believe in mankind, especially when it pursues the search for knowledge, the perennial great adventure for all people of all times. Of course, this knowledge is also contradictory and, more often than not, contradictorily communicated and politically instrumentalized. God knows science is not flawless, and yet it has given us much of what enriches our lives today. In orderly Switzerland, where the majority trusts the government (but remain critical), where our wishes are heard (and selectively fulfilled), and where we define consensual decision-making as our (slow) common good, sacrifices are readily made. Even the majority of believers in a global conspiracy, with the usual suspects as the winners, have been staying at home and hugging their tablets or cells, while basking in their supposed superiority. What’s new?
With early summer greetings,
Susanne G. Seiler
(Many Storms)
however many storms
are within you
there’s always room for more.
the ocean
did not gain its vastness
by turning the rain away
pavana