Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I The Rise of a New Global Civilization
- Part II The New World Order and Christianity
- Chapter 7 The World Crisis from the Ethical and Political Perspective of the South
- Chapter 8 The Roots of the World Crisis
- Chapter 9 Towards a New Alliance
- Chapter 10 How Much does Christianity Help with the Construction of the 21st Century?
- Chapter 11 Conclusion to Part II: We are all Eagles
- Part III Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography and Further Reading
- Index of Subjects
- Index of Names
Chapter 11 - Conclusion to Part II: We are all Eagles
from Part II - The New World Order and Christianity
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I The Rise of a New Global Civilization
- Part II The New World Order and Christianity
- Chapter 7 The World Crisis from the Ethical and Political Perspective of the South
- Chapter 8 The Roots of the World Crisis
- Chapter 9 Towards a New Alliance
- Chapter 10 How Much does Christianity Help with the Construction of the 21st Century?
- Chapter 11 Conclusion to Part II: We are all Eagles
- Part III Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography and Further Reading
- Index of Subjects
- Index of Names
Summary
When I was a student I heard a little story that may be understood as a metaphor for our current situation. I wrote a book about it, A Águia e a Galinha (The Eagle and the Chicken). This book aimed at recovering the self-love and self-confidence of those human beings who are humiliated and to reinforce the idea that we are part of an infinite project. I want to refer to it now as a way to finish this book.
On one occasion, a peasant captured the chick of an eagle. He raised it at home with his chickens. On the surface, the eagle became like a chicken. One day the peasant received a visit from a natural scientist that knew eagles well. This scientist said: “This one is not a chicken, it is an eagle; and eagles do not scratch the ground as chickens do; eagles like to fly very high, they like to be above the mountains.” The peasant replied: “But the eagle has become a chicken; it will not fly.” The scientist said to him: “It does not fly at the moment, but inside itself it looks for the sun and it craves the heights; it will fly.” One morning, the pair set out for the top of a mountain very early in the morning. The sun was rising. The scientist firmly held the eagle facing the sun.
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- Global CivilizationChallenges to Society and to Christianity, pp. 67 - 68Publisher: Acumen PublishingPrint publication year: 2005