We live in a turbulent and chaotic world. It's hard to find a foothold. Some turn to random violence or use drugs to feel better. They know that this works temporarily and is an illusion. But they are out of control and know nothing better.

How can we find a way out of this? A ready-made solution is an illusion. But we can start looking for a way out by identifying the problems and asking good questions, even if they can be painful.

Beneath the surface of the failed climate summit, the problems are visible. On the one hand, attempts were made to let go of the limit of one and a half degrees of warming. But that will make the climate even warmer. On the other hand, there was a willingness to compensate and pay for the damage caused by the warming and the necessary recovery.

The expansion of a lignite mine in Germany shows that the energy requirement is now more important in politics than combating global warming.

A big problem is admitting lobbyists.

I compare it to the slave trade three centuries ago. Then there was a powerful lobby of slave traders, which would now be called a criminal organization.

The result is contradictory, because the higher the warming goes, the greater the damage will be. Then more money is needed. I do not expect rich countries to want to pay for this, but they will try to pass it on to poor countries.

Here we encounter a mental problem. After all, who pays the bill?

A test case is the aid to Pakistan to overcome the catastrophic consequences of the flood in the summer of 2022. Is the promised support actually given? There is a tradition of promising more than delivering.

Rich countries will have to pay for this, or rather, people with the most money should contribute the most in a verifiable way. This is where the principle of sweeping a staircase should lead: you start at the top, not at the bottom. Rich people in poor countries will also have to contribute. Lobbyists must be eliminated.

To complicate matters, Pakistan's monsoon floods in 2022 will be roughly $32 billion. This is nowhere near what Pakistan can afford. This is understandable, but how much damage has the local population itself caused by logging, allowing the water that came down from the sky to flow freely and aggravate the flooding? The affected people can't wait for this issue to be resolved. Was the logging necessary or forced by decisions elsewhere?

One approach is for rich countries to adopt poorer countries. This allows a bond to be built between inhabitants of a rich country and people from poorer countries. The consequences of global warming are thus given a face.

Are we going to squabble like little kids or solve like adults? I don't like compromises, because that's compromising. Then you add so much water to the wine that you have no wine left. These are solutions with a view to a better future. This is a challenge.

Another hot topic is the war in Ukraine. In the West, Putin is portrayed as monstrous. The image is strong black and white. But does this bring peace closer? The run-up to this war is almost forgotten. It begins with the fall of the wall in November 1989. This was the moment to bridge the gap between West and East. But step by step, Russia was taken in a pair of pincers. Russia is a huge country. Politicians in the West were afraid of this. Moreover, the ground contains many precious raw materials, especially oil, gas and metals, which were eagerly sought after.

In the US there were people in important positions who felt that the US was entitled to those resources because it had done so much for Europe in the 20th century with the two major wars in the first half of that century.

Incidentally, this argument is dubious, because the many raw materials in Africa are a curse for this continent. Where these substances are in the ground, gangs rule the roost on behalf of large companies in order to eliminate local governments. Americans play a prominent role in those societies, but they are not alone.

An African Christian peace activist, Johannes Viljoen, stated in an article about the violence in northern Mozambique that it is ostensibly a battle of Muslims against Christians. But in fact it's about what's in the ground of gas in the north, and the central government had to be shut down. The further south money is in the ground, the further south the violence spreads. See the northernmost province of Cabo Delgado.

Here I encounter the question whether religions can play a role in making our world more peaceful?

But religions are under fire today. Why?

I see that those responsible within religions are at the temptation to exercise power over people from their position of power instead of being subservient to their members.

How can this be understood? Every person is looking for the meaning of his/her existence. “What am I living for?”

Religions open pathways to an answer. Hebe De Bonafini, a leading woman in the movement of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, demonstrating against Videla's dictatorship in Argentina in search of their missing children. She died aged 93. She said: "Without faith one cannot live, and because of this faith I talk every evening with my (disappeared) sons"

But at the same time, people are vulnerable and can be abused by this dependency. This is a human shortcoming on two sides: to feel trusting and to take advantage of this dependency.

One way out is social control. This means here that whoever has power over others in a positive relationship, that people will feel stronger and become less dependent. Other people can observe this process and form a counterforce. This means a circularity of people in such a position of power.

This brings us to two pillars of the moment: greed and the lust for power. The third factor is social media, in which self-assertion can be gratified.

In upbringing, affirming someone's good sides is important. All adults have a role here. It is a challenge. Have faith in yourself and respect each person's external differences.

Who has more confidence in the good in themselves, more firmly in their shoes. supportive help you other people.

This applies to the name for teenagers, who have to learn their sexuality in order to survive in their personality. They are vulnerable, which others can take advantage of. Adults must make it clear that they must be and remain the boss over their bodies. They do it in the best way by their dealings with them, visible for other people.

Reliability provides something to hold on to in this chaotic world.

The more you can be a whole person, the stronger you are. This requires the courage to face and take responsibility.