The Good Thing about the Lockdown?

The possible beginning: The present gives us - as rarely before in the history of our generation - unusually many opportunities to learn.

Or: The situation around Corona seems to be exploding. In any case, it has become so messed up - and yet so omnipresent - that nothing works without this topic.

Fact: I have tried to write a blog that deliberately turns to other, "freer" topics that should inspire and strengthen us ...

But: I do not want to succeed.

Personal: I have never felt stranger in a world than in this novembrigen coolness of the fading 21.

Why is that?

It is incomprehensible to me how radicalized our society has become. Whoever does not agree with me is "wrong". This seems to be the motto of our days - shameful for a supposedly highly developed society in the 21st century. Corona has made this possible? Or merely accelerated it? Vaccinated people are allowed to attack unvaccinated people without restraint - even if so far only verbally. The unvaccinated attack the vaccinated and put them on the same level as Nazis. And already we are in the middle of a fatal cycle of aggression ...

Special, subtle qualities of being human - empathy, mindfulness, appreciation - seem to be on leave. Not long ago, it was these humane values that could provide inspiration, courage, and even comfort to many people. Meanwhile, the sledgehammer, with its preferred method of undifferentiation, seems to be the tool of choice.

Where is this most evident: In social media. It is almost a mockery that we call these online platforms "social media." This virtual communication space is currently inflating into a gigantic resonance chamber that amplifies above all the extreme, the assaultive. The majority of postings on

Back to me: I am a lateral thinker by nature.

Whereby: Now not so "lateral thinkers", as the supporters of a radical initiative against Covid-19 protection measures in Germany call themselves. How inconvenient and somehow almost humiliating that I now have to justify myself here for thinking outside the box, I think to myself.

A moment of silence.

Lateral thinking, as I mean it anyway, leads to the fact that from my holistic perspective I can also see the supposedly good in the supposedly bad. This has advantages and disadvantages. My advantage is that with this view, I can discover the unusual in the ordinary - or the special in the everyday. That's how I create my art. Certain people appreciate that. My disadvantage is that I find it difficult to turn off this gaze and sometimes see "too much".

Question: Why do I find it so difficult to follow decisions made by a government?

MIRRORING.

The Corona Crisis mirrors my inner self to the outside in an unsparing way. This holds the chance to take a new look at relationships - especially the relationship to myself and my actions - but of course also to the people around me. And ... to the media that I consume day in and day out and that strongly influence me. Restart is the order of the day. On all levels. Start with 3 days of "Digital Detox" - it works wonders.

After this comes:

TRUTH.

There is a lack of coherence in many aspects of our crisis period. Yes, I would even say that the vast majority of statements on the subject of Corona are - on closer examination - contradictory. Now, in this time of all times, one so often misuses scientificity as a mostly abbreviated and all-valid argumentation aid. Perhaps this is ultimately a sign of helplessness in the struggle with the unknown. Yet it is precisely in the confrontation with the new - the not yet tamed - that there would be the chance for a broadening of horizons, in order to be able to perceive the many facets of "life". But this would require a broad dialogue in the public sphere of society, based on mutual respect - and not a single opinion that sets the rule and masks or even completely masks human conversation.

I feel a longing for:

FRIENDLINESS.

After almost 2 years of a state of emergency, many people are permanently insecure, anxious, resigned and lonely. So many unpleasant feelings characterize not only the "news", but actually also the everyday life. Individuals like us - and by that I also mean YOU, who have been given the time and space to read this blog - are given a special task in this phase of human development: Let us be kind. Let us give each other humanity in the form of attention. Then we will be rewarded with gratitude. From this - all by itself - a new reality is created: Let's be ourselves the change that we want to see "out there".

I feel better.

The possible end: The present gives us - as rarely before in the history of our generation - unusually many opportunities to learn.

Or: The Corona time can be a crossroads on the human civilization. But only those who hold the reins of action also influence the paths we take. Whether materially, mentally or spiritually.

Am I glad to have written this blog - yet.

This "yet" lets me breathe, recognize, gives me courage and energy: I see my tasks less in the prevailing paradigm of control, war ("fight against the virus"), domination, power and surveillance. I see my tasks more in standing up for the creative diversity of life, for diversity instead of simplicity, and for strengthening connectedness, sensitivity and love.

I have to admit:

None of this we hear for the first time. But none of this we can hear often enough.

What YOU can do now?

Call someone. And mainly listen to him/her.

Look for new music that you really like. Listen to it over and over again.

Tell the person you love the most, that you love him/her.