Reblogged from besonian:

There is at this time – not surprisingly – in the blogosphere, in the newspapers, the TV and radio news, a whole lot of talk about fear on the one hand, and on the other – hope.

The hope is that out of this pandemic there may spring, among us – the peoples of the world and our leaders – a new spirit of genuine international understanding and cooperation. It can hardly be a matter of opinion that such a thing is badly needed. We – i.e. humankind –  seem still to be in an almost infantile phase of our development where the few things that separate us are seen as more important than the myriads that unite us. Out of which thinking – or lack of it – spring wars and all kinds of conflict.

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