The world is colorful and diverse. This diversity offers both opportunities and challenges. Opportunities, because it opens up new perspectives on our existence; challenges, because entrenched convictions and perceived conflicts of interest can lead to conflict. To create a common basis for a global coexistence, a foundation of values is needed that lies beyond existing value systems such as church, ethnicity, politics, and nations. The goal must be an ideology-free, humane, and ecological pragmatism. Decisions should always be guided by the wellbeing of all people and by their practical feasibility.
Foster commonalities and overcome differences
Envy and chauvinism should have no place in people's hearts. The focus must be on what unites, not on what divides. Every action and political decision should aim to increase general happiness and the common good. Working, singing, laughing, making music, moving, playing, and celebrating together, as well as cultural activities, help to bridge divides and foster peaceful coexistence.
Love is an inexhaustible resource
Every person knows the many facets of love: love for parents, children, friends, animals, landscapes, food, meaningful objects, or music. True love is unconditional and cannot be divided. The birth of another child, for instance, does not diminish the love for the firstborn. Every relationship has its own form and its individual expression of love.
Love of humanity as a fundamental force of coexistence
True love is not a demand but an attitude. It does not require the other person to meet our expectations, but recognizes them in their wholeness. Love means opening yourself to another being without wanting to possess or shape it. It is free of conditions and is based on respect, compassion, and the deep desire for understanding. In a world carried by love, people meet each other with goodwill instead of suspicion, with acceptance instead of judgment. True love recognizes the freedom of the other — and it is precisely there that it unfolds its greatest power.
Love should have no boundaries
Love knows no bounds. Relationships between different cultures and identities enrich intercultural dialogue. Desire is nothing bad, but a natural part of life. Respect and regard form the foundation of interpersonal relationships. No gender or identity stands above another — all are of equal worth. The freedom to unfold ends where wrong is done to others.
Don't make your happiness dependent on others
Emotional self-reliance is essential. The responsibility for your own happiness lies within yourself. No one — not even your closest attachment figures — is responsible for making you happy. Happy relationships are built on mutual enrichment, support, and love. Faithfulness means actively nurturing a relationship, but it does not mean that it is impossible to love other people as well.
Love yourself and strive for inner peace
Only those who love themselves can also love others. Inner peace is the key to harmonious coexistence, regardless of religious, political, or cultural differences. Hate is the flip side of love and an expression of unfulfilled longing for respect, affection, and recognition. Only those who find peace within themselves can carry peace into the world.
Don't look for the fault in others
The limit of tolerance lies in the violation of shared ethical principles. But why does one thing wound one person while leaving another indifferent? The cause often lies in inner wounds and past experiences. Anyone who gets upset about others should question whether their own unresolved conflicts are not the true reason.
Distinguish between self-awareness and self-worth
High self-worth arises from self-awareness. To be self-aware is to know your strengths and weaknesses equally. True love means feeling a deep connection despite another person's flaws. This applies both to yourself and to others. The conscious awareness of your own needs is essential for inner strength.
Strive for inner freedom
Passion can become a burden when it springs from an involuntary compulsion. Anyone who cannot say no, or who is driven by an inner fire, lives in dependency. True freedom means leading yourself with a clear gaze. Picture yourself as the benevolent ruler of your own inner realm — the only authority that, with a steady hand, shows the right way.
Grow through otherness
The closer a person is to us, the more they can hurt us. But it is not their traits that unsettle us, it is our own unhealed wounds. Strive to heal these wounds of the soul. It is precisely in the otherness of the other that the opportunity lies to heal wounded places within the soul, to make peace with yourself, and to attain personal maturity. Seek fulfillment in real relationships, never in digital figures.
Practice restraint in upbringing
Children are our future. They should grow up in love, respect, and security. Parents should not impose their convictions but give their children room to grow. Loving guidance is more important than the teaching, let alone the imposition, of particular worldviews.
Education should be growth
Education should nurture individual strengths and preferences. True education provides a framework within which personality and talents can develop. A healthy emotional foundation and social competence are basic prerequisites for successful learning. Only a psychologically healthy person can realize their full potential. Education should be ideology-free and keep the wellbeing of the individual as well as of the community in view. The aim of education is a loving relationship with yourself and with your fellow human beings, to the exclusion of political and religious ideologies.
School should be a school of life
Education is the key to deep understanding and insight. Schools should be places where children of different social backgrounds learn and grow together. Gifted and less gifted children should be taught together, so that they can learn from one another. Greater talent brings no special privileges, but greater responsibility toward others. Private and, in particular, elite schools promote social division and should be avoided.