A short time ago, I read that the great German harbours suffer from the fact that the Germans buy less Japanese cars.
Basically, I think it is a good thing that the Germans buy less cars, particularly less Japanese cars…
Then I hear that the German car industry is on the upward spin. Asians and Americans, in particular, are literally snatching away the huge luxurious limousines. On the other hand, the German car industry is worried about internal sales still being on the lowest level ever.
Basically, I think it is a good thing that we Germans buy and drive less cars…
Yesterday, I read that the airlines are quite worried. The “ecological fine” planned by the Federal Government for air traffic is expected to be higher than expected and will thus cause enormous economic damage.
Basically, I think it would be a good thing if we all were to fly less…
Yes, everybody is busy lamenting. And everything that is basically a good thing is also detrimental in some way.
Yet there is a better name for the entire process: change. In the long run, we will have to build less cars and more windmills and electric bikes. We will have to think more in terms of local and de-centralized concepts. And globalization will have to be partly shifted to the internet.
The general conditions of our lives, too, will change drastically. There will be more heat and frostiness – not only in the symbolic meaning. But we will not be able to counter the heat with air-conditioning and the frostiness with heating. Instead, we will have to adapt to the climate by the way we dress. In the summer, we will have to wear a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, perhaps even leather shorts like in former times, and in the winter the thick pullover and the forgotten vest. Perhaps even the washcloth will again be used more often. And we will also have to exercise more and perhaps even work harder.
Well, it seems to me that we have to change our lifestyle. In a way, the idea gives me pause.
But then, in a way I know I will enjoy life just as much as before. And in a way it would be a good idea to start right away.
RMD
(Translated by EG)
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