Clouds of War and Moral Disintegration in April 2026 - but beauty and achievement are displayed too as Artemis II triumphantly returns to earth
Man and Woman Contemplating the Moon (1818/1824) Caspar David Friedrich [Photo: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin] As the clouds of war and lawless horror mass over us tonight, I cannot feel, speak or write. I even find it difficult to listen to music or attend concerts, choked as I am with emotion at the spectacle of wounding, death and moral disintegration of our time . Ukraine, the Middle East and so few are following the absolute horrors of that ‘forgotten’ or hidden, ferocious and brutal civil war in Sudan. The conflict is causing immeasurable suffering and displacement of millions, lack of water and terror for adults and children alike. No oil or rare earths to lust after there I suppose, so imperial attention lies elsewhere ….. Yet all this is happening even as men miraculously travel around the moon and return to earth. Last night I sat up late and breathlessly watched the astounding Artemis II reentry with extreme emotional involvem...