B’ – The Family, the source of Human Tragedy (a common secret)
I am 72 years old, and I have lived in 4 different countries with different cultures. I spent my early years in Egypt, my adolescent and my adulthood in Montreal Canada, while I also did 3 years of higher studies in London England. Finally, I moved to Athens where I spent 25 years. During the last 4 years I have been living in Montreal Canada, in order to supplement my years of residence so as to receive part of my old age pension in Greece. What I want to emphasize here is the fact that during the 72 years of my existence, what has impressed me the most is the ‘’social dystopia’’ and the ‘’spiritual vacuum’’ which encompasses the everyday lives of people, especially in the West. A dystopia which affects all ages and all social classes. Even more important is the fact that the epicenter of this ‘’social dystopia’’ is to a large degree within the ‘’family unit’’, which theoretically is the social space where one can find solace, a spiritual uplift and an existential stability. It’s the metaphor of the Holy Family as it appears in Christian and Judaic sacred texts. Having worked as a private tutor to…