Needless to say sadly, 2022 was now the third hard year we are facing since the pre-pandemic period. It seems that these maladies are comming like in old myths and histories, together one after another. The war did not affect us directly, but it does our everyday life and politics daily.
In this new madness which affects more and more the world and made an almost gnostic dualism in the West, an artificial "left" and "right" war (which actually is more complex), I tried to find sanity and my own islands of happiness in meetings, personal experiences, a record number of conferences and travelling. This year was so intense than the previous 2 together. Extraordinary in the accummulated experiences and academic achievements, but also very demanding for my body and soul. Next year I will put more effort to spend time with myself and will put aside the academic life, at least on nr. 2 or 3.
I don't have illusions when it comes to the future year, that our global struggles as humanity will continue in 2023 too, but I do hope that these evil energies will not win and the energy of creation will conquer all of us.
Here is my list of gratitudes for 2022:
- I am grateful for my family and friends, those few who always helped me in this year and those who are far from me, but we are in constant and living connection. Their physical and spiritual aid is priceless and represents the human fuel of life in a world of transhumanism.
- I am happy to spend so many amazing hours with friends and colleagues in Split, Vienna, Budapest, Sibiu, Cluj, Bontida, Balatonfüred, Rome, Athens, Zagreb, Poetovio, Erfurt, Graz and Timisoara. Amazing experiences, although way too much for a year.
- Glad to publish the major results of my previous 3 years research on Roman religion in the Danubian provinces (a book, a digital map and at least 11 studies). After my PhD, this was the most demanding and hardest job I done.
- Glad to see live again Moderat, GusGus, Molchat Doma, Acid Arab and many other amazing musical experiences in this summer.
- Happy to see so many amazing museums and libraries in 2022 in Vienna and Rome especially.
- Glad that I am alive and avoided major health issues, although I had several flues and viruses this year too.
- Happy I still have a job in academia, which is more and more difficult today, especially for my generation. I feel lucky in many sense.
- Grateful for those who helped me in Szeged and Vienna to receive a habilitation stipendium, which allows me to have a decent life and research perspectives for the next 3 years.
- Happy, that I found this year new friends and allies, although its not easy today to built up new relationships and friendships. I lost few colleagues this year too, who cannot accept my views on politics, biopolitics and other issues from this gnostic, dualist world.
