INSTEAD OF A PROLOGUE

The New Age emerges for the whole world through the hardships of a techno-dominated Humanity. The price we paid and are still paying is enormous. But nothing will be able to halt the Process of Change. The era of industrial and postindustrial civilization is already at its end. It is time to stop identifying Human Progress with Machine Progress. (Takis Alexiou “For a Unionist Movement and Politics in Greece”, PAN.I.F.E. Publications, Athens, 2nd Edition 1995)

The well-known Greek-Romanian writer Panait Istrati writes: “The nation is a word claimed by two kinds of people: the very cunning and the stupid. Unfortunately, there is also a small number of honest and naive people who have good faith and thanks to them the borders are maintained. Otherwise, the word nation would quickly disappear”. I don’t know if you agree with Panait Istrati. But what I do know is that the word “nation” is the root of the word nationalism. It is the root of the word national-socialism, i.e. fascism. What I also know is that the few who are naive and honest in faith, make many other mistakes and the most important: they identify in a completely wrong way the concept of civilization with the concept of nation... (Takis Alexiou “Seizure No 21”, PAN I.F.E. Publications, Athens 1996)

Change, be yourself Nietzsche... Because all that matters is the journey from the overinflated sick ego to the Self, the Soul of man, knowing that it is in our power Epictetus and also without rebelling, destroying or running away Hundertwasser. (Takis Alexiou “The Aesthetics of Love”, 4 Seasons Publications, Athens 2008)

The creature is dominant Hermann Hesse and not the creator. Because then and only then... your image shines before me... Then I am captivated and then colors and images are getting clear and I discover where they are leading me... Karl Marx. A hundred thousand lives are nothing without the loved one Attar. I didn’t come to chat. My work is love. The friend’s home is the heart. I came to make a heart Emre. And the heart offers man the most important feeling of safety, inner independence and freedom Epicurus. Because the light falling on the face, frees it from every fear and certainly makes it capable of loving and being loved Bukowski. (Takis Alexiou “Back to the Senses”, 4 Seasons Publications, Athens 2008)

It is mainly family that belongs to the oppressive mechanisms when it does not function with an equal dialogue between all its members. School belongs also to them when it is based on external rather than internal motivations. The state belongs to them when, instead of serving the citizen, it oppresses him. Religion belongs to them when it seeks, directly or indirectly, to impose its doctrine. Justice belongs to them when instead of seeking the Truth, it is corrupt. Everyone belongs to them when they do not respect the rights of man, ignore his nature and do not mainly contribute to the cultivation of the senses and positive emotions. ( Takis Alexiou “The Circle of Harmony”, 4 Seasons Publications, Athens 2008)

In Politics, transparency is not enough without the help of strong ethics. A complete honesty that will guide the political choices, underlines the academic Jacqueline de Romilly knowing, I am sure, that in modern politics not only honesty and ethics are absent, but even this transparency.

Politicians’ thinking is not only vague and partisan, but also self-serving. Moreover, their speech is not only crude and contradictory but also hypocritical. The honest critical and constructive dialogue remains in demand although it is the only “mechanism” for solving problems and getting out of every crisis PEACEFULLY!!! ( Takis Alexiou “The Power of Friendship”, 4 Seasons Publications, Athens 2012)