{"id":1018,"date":"2020-06-02T08:29:04","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T08:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slowlife.ludwigmuseum.hu\/?p=1018"},"modified":"2021-07-29T10:28:29","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T10:28:29","slug":"zilahi-anna-kolto-valaszolt-kerdeseinkre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slowlife.ludwigmuseum.hu\/en\/talk_slow\/zilahi-anna-kolto-valaszolt-kerdeseinkre\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8221; The meaning of the slowness would be sparing time for activities, which connect us and provoke transformation.&#8221; -Interview with Poet Anna Zilahi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">An\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Interview<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> participating artist, <\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">poet<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Anna Zilahi<\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">A number of scientists agree that the virus may provide an opportunity for a slower and a more sustainable way of life. Do you agree with this statement?<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">C<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">OVID<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">reveals<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">most significant weaknesses of the current world order<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">I<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ts spread to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">hu<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">man<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0can be t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">raced directly to our ill-fated<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0relationship with nature, the destruction on which Western middle-class comfort is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">premised<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Many ask\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">whether we can return to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">what had been deemed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0normality<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">; however,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0it would be worth considering whether we want to return to a normality\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">which<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0science has been warning of the danger of a pandemic for years, urging<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0us to take<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0action, and then\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">having to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">watch th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">is<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0nightmare<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">come t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">rue<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Or\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">should<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0we\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">return to a normality in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0which\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the view that lives can be sacrificed to safeguard economic growth\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">is an<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0acceptable\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">political response to the crisis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">?<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">slow life<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d as pointed out by the exhibition would mean<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0that hundreds of thousands have become unemployed in a matter of weeks, their existence\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">has come under threat<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, while the lives of others ha<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s shifted to struggle to holding one\u2019s ground from dawn to dusk<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. For example, the lives of parents, health care workers,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">shelf-stackers<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, teachers or\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">delivery\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(wo)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">men\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">have not slowed down a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t all<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and online interfaces also seem to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">support<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a compulsion to continually consume content. (How many self-help podcasts have you listened to while cooking today? What have you learned in the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">p<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ast few weeks? What\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">did<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">you stream in the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">p<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ast two hours? How do you live the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">gift of<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0time<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">?)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A slower and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0sustainable way of life (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">it may not be worthwhile to use the comparative of the latter)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">can\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">only be achieved when it becomes attainable for all<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, not as a prerogative, but as a fundamental right.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">It can only be achieved, i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">f we spend the\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">gift of time<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">fac<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0social inequalities and think about the mental mechanisms\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">that keep us\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">in motion<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">through desires\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">instated\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">by capitalism. For slowing down<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0should not mean that we have nothing to do, yet we continue to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">hustle and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">bustle<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. The\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">purpose<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0of slowing down<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">sh<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ould be to have time for activities that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">allow connections to be formed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and bring about change. This can<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0only<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0happen in communit<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ies<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, but the virus isolates\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">us<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. The question is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">what conclusions\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">will a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">new normality be based: the experience of mutual assistance and interdependence or the fear of the unknown and individual losses.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Forced isolation has changed our communication habits. This can\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">carry<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0positive\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">impacts<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0in the long run, but can also lead to\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">the formation of\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">bad practices. For example, in one of Asimov\u2019s novels, the inhabitants of a planet only come into contact with each other through \u201c<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">remote viewing<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201d a<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0the ide<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">a of a personal encounter is<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0unbearable for them, due<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0i<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">n-<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">part<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0to viruses and bacteria.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">C<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">ommunication<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0is<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0just an example of<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">the immense\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">change,\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">but\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">in general<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">should\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">w<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">e hope for a better or worse fut<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">ure?<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Just before the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">pandemic\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">broke out<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, I thought abo<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ut taking my<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0ancient, albeit<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0barely\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">used<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">tablet home<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0to my grandparents, setting up a Wi-Fi router, and teaching them how to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">launch<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">a video call\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">with<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0the touch of a button. Unfortunately, I\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">wasn\u2019t able to follow up on this amidst\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the continuous rush,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">which I regret in retrospect<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. However, I\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">have been in a flood of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">video calls\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">with<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0friends, co-workers, acquaintances<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, some of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0who<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">m<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">I\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">have not seen\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ages<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. But is this really necessary?\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">If<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0the crisis\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">has\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">reveal<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0something, it\u2019s how many more meetings I\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">schedule<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0than\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">what would be necessary<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0These\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">unnecessary in-person<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">meetings have been replaced by\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Z<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">oom video cha<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ts<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0where we don\u2019t even notice<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0when someone isn\u2019t\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">present,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">or may have been\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">scrolling through news pages for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the past<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0quarter of an hour. This does not help\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">so-called slowing down at all, it only increases frustration and creates the illusion that one is working\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">less. In fact<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, however, the boundaries are\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">becoming\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">blurr<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">: if I pick up the p<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">hone\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">wearing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0p<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">y<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">jama<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s in the morning<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, it doesn\u2019t count as\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">time at work<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">but what I\u2019m not dressed later, when I answer<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0next call<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">?\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Doesn\u2019t this lead to a higher<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0level\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0self-exploitation\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">through<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0these changes? I\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">yearn<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">to hug my grandmother<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0the most<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, but at this point, of course, I would\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">be happy<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0if I could have<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0ta<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ught<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0her to turn on the iPad.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Artists<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">exhibiting at the\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Slow Life<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0exhibition<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Radical Practices of the Everyday examine the social and economic causes and possible solutions of the ecological crisis<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0from various aspects. Why have you<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0turn<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">ed<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0to this topic?<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Leading geologists at the 2016 International Geological Congress proposed the introduction of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the geological epoch they named the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0anthropocene<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, which<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">expands the discipline with the idea<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0that<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0in the current global system, human activity, industrial destruction,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">pollution have become primary geological force<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Since it first appear<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0in the early<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">2000s, the concept has\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">had a huge impact on<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0cultural<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0public discourse, but it seems\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">that little attention was paid to the subject in Hungary<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. In 2017, we founded the\u00a0xtro\u00a0realm artist<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0group<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">support<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the expansion of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">art<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, theory\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and knowledge on climate change and ecological<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. After massive social crises and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0transformations<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0in worldview<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0such as Galileo\u2019s discoveries, the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">P<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">lague, World War II, or the establishment of the socialist dictatorship, it is no longer possible to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">conduct<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0art in the same\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">manner<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, practices and focal points change. However, the climate crisis insidiously\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">bring<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0about<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0constant transformation, which does not prompt an acute response<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, it does not lead to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">a critical\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">point,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">from which everyone agrees that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">we should go no further<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. The crisis is here,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">oronavirus is just a symptom. The question is whether it is possible to respond to the growing challenges\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">through<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">means<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0of art, and whether the concept of art can be extended to progressive practices that do not fit the capitalist expectations of contemporary art production trends.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">How does the current situation interpret\/ situate (maybe annihilate?) your artwork that was selected for the exhibition?<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The River Knows Better (Ophelia Lives)\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">is a poem meditation, a guided piece of sound poetry for inner, bodily sounds. Meditation is the mental space where the pouring of air, the hurtle of blood flow, and the never-ending trains of thought can create a calm liveliness. It is still believed that meditation is a kind of abstract, esoteric and meaningless activity, a culturally alien expropriation of a Far Eastern practice. However, it has been scientifically proven to have an effect on the nervous system that can be measured by monitoring changes in brain waves. The main line of the poem\u2019s chorus, \u201cSlowing down to the rhythm of the river,\u201d means a return to one\u2019s own rhythm. Your pulse changes quickly, adapting to even the most unpredictable life situations, or it can just pick up the rhythm of a techno concert that has been going on for hours. If, on the other hand, we (get to) know our own rhythm, we can calm our thoughts simply by focusing our attention on our essential life functions. It is an excellent tool for stress management and, in the long run, it can fundamentally change our human relationships and thus society. In a few economically vulnerable neighbourhoods in the United States, an experiment was conducted to offering the chance for students with behavioural difficulties to meditate as opposed to punishing or detaining them. These children very soon underwent a spectacular transformation, their anxiety diminished, and they became interested and cooperative with others. Meditation should not be exploited for the sake of productivity. 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