Globalization is here to stay. Fortunately, this word does not only remind me of the inherent lack of sustainability of moved goods \u2013 and people \u2013 sloshing around the world, but also of knowledge transfer and worldwide friendships. Paradoxically, there are still many for whom migrants are nothing but \u00abstrangers in a strange land.\u00bb Recently the Moria refugee camp on Lesbos, in Greece, went up in flames. It is shameful for us Europeans that no durable solution has yet been found for twelve-thousand refugees fighting for their survival. So many houses, former farms and even whole villages on the fringes of Europe have been abandoned, are empty or falling apart! Why not buy them up and\/or rent them out to experienced immigrants so that they can live in them, cultivate the land that comes with them, and, along with their other skills, create a new life for themselves and their families? That\u2019s how some small southern Italian towns and villages are already saving themselves from extinction. We are furthering the causes of extremists if we fail to respond positively and compassionately to present and future migrations. Moreover, we urgently need to make arrangements to help us to locally feed and provide for more people, including ourselves. The world is rapidly changing.<\/p>\n
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\nSusanne G. Seiler<\/em><\/p>\n
\nThe Run<\/h3>\n
\ntrillions of molecules
\nthat move aside
\nto make way for me
\nwhile on both sides
\ntrillions more
\nstay where they are.
\nThe windshield wiper blade
\nstarts to squeak.
\nThe rain has stopped.
\nI stop.
\nOn the corner
\na boy
\nin a yellow raincoat
\nholding his mother\u2019s hand.<\/p>\n