18th International Congress of EABP

Construction, Deconstruction, Reconstruction

The most constant thing is change. From one second to the next, we are different. Cells in our body are  dying all the time while new ones are being born. Our wise physical self  transforms constantly and knows what to do to adapt. But what about the  Soul? Our soul is, at times, “late” and at others, too fast. And when  our soul and body “arrive” at different times, what follows are the symptoms.

We live our lives at an increasingly faster pace. The answer to the major existential question we ask ourselves, “Who am I?”, changes round the clock. The  avalanche of changes around us is, at times, overwhelming, and also,  can present new challenges. New technologies, pandemics, virtual  reality, globalization, multiculturalism, wars, crisis, innovation, new  connections, spiritual revolution…

We  can ask some important questions: Are we successful in keeping up with  the times? How do we change? Are we able to change? What does it mean to  be a human nowadays? A manufacturer of garbage and noise or a Keeper of life. Are  we becoming better or worse? Are we moving to more health and truth or  towards illness and neurosis? Where are headed? What happens to our  identity? How do we, in present day, experience its construction, deconstruction and reconstruction? Who were we and who are we going to be? And how can we best help the  people we work with so we can continue to not only exist but also be.

Be healthier, better connected, wiser… And above all, be more humane.