reading list 03

"We cling to the belief that we are happy; we teach our children that we are more advanced than any generation before us, that eventually no wish will remain unfulfilled and nothing will be out of our reach. The appearances support this belief, which is drummed into us endlessly. we pretend that our life is based upon a solid foundation and ignore the shadows of uneasiness, anxiety and confusion which never leaves us. for some people return to religion is the answer, not as an act of faith but in order to escape an intolerable doubt; they make this decision not out of devotion but in search of security."