Monday, 30 June 2008

Apendix: Ten years later, facing the new millenium

Ten years after publishing the book, Savater comes forward again to wander around in our heads in relation to whether changing both a century and a millenium affects the way our ethics is used. So so...


It is not a century or millenium that affects the way we behave, but our daily life. How we face every step we take and how we treat others every day counts.


What is important for us to remember is the fact that "all humans are born, love, struggle and die." We are human beings all the way and even with our differences, we are in the same quest of LIVING our lives. We must treat each other as we want to be treated even if the one I just talked to didn't treat me as I wanted or deserved...

We need to bare in mind that we are guests in this planet, temporary inhabitants of this place called Earth. We share it with others who are in turn guests as well. We should be conscious of the fact that this planet is our temporary home and therefore we need to take care of it and preserve it for future guests... Something that is urgent to do!!


With our present globalized reality it is sometimes difficult to see how integrated the world is nowadays, We interact daily with people from faraway places, different races or ethnics. However, this interaction seems more natural that it would have seemed a century ago. Unfortunately, there are still people who can't understand that, though humans, we are all different. They still tend to segregate... and discriminate against...


As hosts and guests of this planet and among societies and communities, we have to show signs of hospitality. Basically four words, divided into two sentences that will help us during our quest:


THANKS!!


YOU ARE WELCOME!!


PS: Enjoy your stay in this planet. Take care of it as if it were your house. Live a good life.

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