ASHOKA
Indian king, who, as the first one of his guild, passed from exploiting his nation and warfare into more charity, devotion and solidarity by Buddhism over 2000 years ago. After a won war he was realising what kind of carnage he actually had perpetrated. A story, that - as a parabel - can be transferred to many situations in our life. Authenticity, expression, sustainability and respect play important roles in this context. RITUAL
act, ceremony, common ground, custom, joint possession, rite,
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTS
The social, economic and especially the political situation deteriorated over the past years drastically. The founders of the social market economy did even know back in 1960, that this system is not sustainable. In the long run it is not suitable to balance the presently overheating societies. In reference of politics one can see, that they always act on limitation of damage instead on the level of further possibilities. As an ingredient of a gigantic wobble pudding one seems to have to react on political signals. The human being as a marionette is at the power game´s and decision´s mercy. Who want to play these games?
15th March 2006: Central Europe drowns in a snow and water chaos. Berlin: -20° degrees Celsius. Clanking coldness everywhere. Many people hanker after spring for months and put a hex on the coldness. Freedom, which one can enjoy in the nature outside during summertimes drops doubtlessly out in such areas from October to March. Thus Europeans or for instance Canadians have - in comparison with inhabitants of warmer countries -
an enormous restricted cruising radius wintertimes – less free space – basically less fun. POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES
Why choosing that way even though there is a better one? Nowadays with little money for cheap flights and the appropriate contact abroad you can avoid expensive travels and stopovers. Why not having fun with the right partner at a new interesting spot of the world based on shared hobbies or artistic tendencies? That way new and thrilling exchanges and more can get started. In the cultural scene many nice friendships over long distances come about through personal contacts. Artists of the music scene e. plan their gigs and journeys with the aid of fitting acquaintanceships abroad. These people are familiar with the place and locality and can so help best with the conception and realisation of the stay abroad. The above-mentioned support in many cases also takes place in the opposite direction. Countless fun potentialities are covert, down in the dark but realisable. At benefiting accordances it counts: 1 + 1 = 3.
