[397] because we are in both of them even, if we are in one or the other of them, with a negative sign^a before our being in it. [little daughter] In any case, the question "What to do about the situation?" is certainly justified. To remain very modest in answering this question, I would say what you can do in an ACADEMIC context--and I cannot go beyond this in this moment; perhaps when we come to education, politics, etc., which will be the next consideration, I will continuously answer you

INdirectly. But if I answer it now directly, I can only say: become aware of this situation to a depth in which automatically, so to speak, or spontaneously, resistance powers grew up in you. And that is actually the only thing I can say here. And I don't want to say more, even if I could, because--and this is the danger in your question (and that is why I mentioned this story of myself), that before we have analyzed--i.e., experienced, not analyzed-- EXPERIENCED the depth of the situation in which we are and look for remedies, then these remedies will be as superficial as the experience itself was. If we EXPERIENCE the situation, in its full depth, then it will be very hard to find remedies, but then perhaps something happens of which the old medicine often spoke, namely the healing power which is embodied in nature itself. This is what medicine does [has?] in human nature, in biological nature. I can say, if somebody reaches the depth of understanding and of experience, also emotionally, with respect to these things, then he certainly will be able to develop remedies, forces of healing in himself which will radiate into others. So to this class, here and now, in this moment, I would answer your question by saying: EXPERIENCE the things