According to the news from Slovenia in this newsletter, the world is moving forward at a normal pace: we will prune the vine, celebrate the World Day of Water and World Day of Happiness, we take care of the digital transformation of the country ...

But not far from us the world has stopped. The absurdity of the war in Ukraine is visible at every turn. Although most of us continue to live in peace, the millions of refugees, some 10 000 of whom are already in Slovenia, remind us of the fragility of the warmth of our homes and of our peaceful everyday lives.

For decades, the writings of Viktor Frankl, Primo Levi, the Slovenian Boris Pahor and many others have been telling us what it is like when humanity disappears. Obviously, we have been reading them superficially. We never learn.