Reflections on Peace, Philosophy, and Life
We pride ourselves on being modern, advanced, even sophisticated. Yet if respect for human life is still missing, how modern are we really? From Switzerland to South Africa, from the U.S. to Canada, femicide and violence reveal our primitive side. And yet, there are places—like Spain—showing that progress is possible.
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Updated: 12 August 2025
Snapshot (2025 → 2045)
Tech is accelerating, but groundwater depletion, glacier loss, permafrost thaw, and rising conflict risk are tightening society’s margins. On present behaviour, expect more regional crises; with targeted action, a resilient “muddle‑through” is still achievable.
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Three truths: the eternal, the illusion, and the fleeting self—insights inspired by Prem Rawat and a lifetime of my own experience.
There are three simple yet profound statements that, when contemplated, reveal a deep understanding of existence:
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When people talk about miracles, the mind jumps to the extraordinary. In Christian tradition, the list is familiar: water into wine, sight returned to the blind, the lame walking, thousands fed with a few loaves and fishes. In other faiths, we find similar stories — mystics who heal with a touch, saints who defy the elements, sages who know events before they happen.
Over the centuries, whole religious traditions have elevated people to sainthood, not only for their kindness or wisdom, but for the “miracles” attributed to them. Some of these were dramatic, others strangely modest. St. Martin, for example, is remembered for cutting his cloak in two to give half to a beggar — an act of generosity that, over time, acquired the status of miracle.
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We all live inside a box.
Not a wooden one with a lid, but an invisible one made of ideas, opinions, and so-called “truths” programmed into us from the moment we were born.
The walls of this box are built by the voices of our family, priests, teachers, colleagues, friends, and countless others. Layer upon layer, the box is reinforced by what we are told is “right,” “normal,” or “the way things are.” One of the thickest layers? Tradition — unquestioned habits passed down simply because “it’s always been done this way.”
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