Live in such a way that you have time to live
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We have fallen into collective pride in believing that we really do have this world under control. And events such as a great earthquake, flood, or finally a pandemic make us realize that we are not as powerful as we thought. We were reprimanded because we thought we could do everything.
"This may be where the fear of our times is – from time to time we realize the fact of our littleness towards the world, the fact that we are a minor event in its history," ethicist, prof. Paweł Łuków from the Institute of Philosophy of the University of Warsaw, believes.
In his opinion, some catastrophe must happen to us for us to start living differently, but a pandemic is not enough.
"Please note that even when we talk about space, we use the language of war: we are talking about the conquest of space! We do not want to see what is there or just explore the space. We want to conquer space, appropriate it, bring its resources to Earth," the ethicist stressed.
The philosopher is somewhat disturbed by the technologized approach people have to themselves.
"Some people want to spend their holidays so well, they plan them so well that this vacation becomes a torment because you have to work hard to implement this great plan. Meanwhile, the holidays are passing ... There is no point in wasting your life just thinking about it, how to organize this life well and how to manage it well," he noted.
