New narrative, urgently needed
…Every society, in order to live and prosper, needs stability, cohesion, and a common value code: it needs shared values that shape commonly accepted rules of coexistence… …and which, ideally, become laws: they crystallize into a commonly accepted and respected legislation. All of this requires a common vision that will give hope, resilience, stubborn effort, and patience for achieving goals and solving problems. A common vision granted by God, from the transcendent realm, is the best and most authoritative solution. A story that (almost) everyone accepts as true is a great solution. Leaders who enjoy metaphysical favor and who communicate with the transcendent — which guides them and informs them about the right course for the people — are exactly what is needed. The story can be modified over the years, but not radically: a radical transformation of the foundational myth on which a society rests entails the transformation of that society… …its transformation into a differe...