KIEV: Recently I visited two cities -- Chernobyl and Yalta -- that have moved beyond notations on a map to become symbols of our century. Chernobyl is a ghost town -- a contaminated, deserted place where time stands still. Its name is a warning, informing humanity that the great inventions produced by rational minds also expose us to unprecedented dangers. For when we touch the heart of matter, we also touch the hidden order of Being beyond scientific understanding. We must honour this order if we do not want to fall prey to the arrogant belief that discovering fragments of truth may enable us to master the universe.
KIEV: Recently I visited two cities -- Chernobyl and Yalta -- that have moved beyond notations on a map to become symbols of our century. Chernobyl is a ghost town -- a contaminated, deserted place where time stands still. Its name is a warning, informing humanity that the great inventions produced by rational minds also expose us to unprecedented dangers. For when we touch the heart of matter, we also touch the hidden order of Being beyond scientific understanding. We must honour this order if we do not want to fall prey to the arrogant belief that discovering fragments of truth may enable us to master the universe.