Rough Landscape

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Trans-generational guilt describes a psychological phenomenon, in which later generations carry feelings of guilt and responsibility for the deeds of their ancestors. It is more than an academic pursuit and well documented that, for example, post war Germans are prone to mental and social illness, linked to crimes against humanity, perpetrated by the German Nation.

Forgivenness starts with acceptance of responsibility and I wish (in no way mininizing atrocities committed by the Third Reich and by German individuals), that politicians across the globe would admitt all the genocides and slaughter, which has been comitted by their People.

Let us not forget the many human beings harmed by colonialism, hegemony and military greed over the centuries and maybe, just maybe scape a new vision for the future.

Lot of love to you all.

Rough Landscape In my mind the landscape of Guernica features high on the many crowbars to unmask that inner prison of conscience and humanity So many scenes of destruction with no predominant hierarchy of evil no glass ceiling of guilt so many tapestries of loving lives abandoned A museum piece in Madrid with no doubt yet an exhibition of madness displayed on the altar of what we as people have become and behold Life would not have me nor would I have my life if my father had not escaped what now is Kaliningrad on one of the last boats ‘cross the sea As a German court has decreed soldiers are murderers and my Dad has therefore been one of those martial slayers in history’s temple There is not much left of the City of Prussian ambition and blasts from the past just mainly a naval harbour and renegade socialist pride A rebuilt cathedral and memories of amber and marzipan shared but I hear Hitler Youths shouting their ‘Heils’ in absurd pubertal screams For my own sanity and resolution of trans-generational disgrace I need to visit my beginnings to start telling the story how to scape inner Peace 01st May 2017

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