The numbers for the flow of migrants has reached a very
dangerous point in human history and although many people would say that it was
always like that or it was the same after this or that war, it is not true.
For starters, nowadays, there is no continent free of a critical
migration flow (a minimum of 5 or 6 thousand people at a time). But typical of
humans, instead of looking for definite solutions, we choose other paths.
Yes, emergency is there; if a building is burning you wouldn’t
think of the reason… First, rescue survivors and anything that can be salvaged
and later, we would check what is going on. So, it is understandable that under
such a tsunami of refugees, we look
for the safe shelter of solving it right now.
But that is not a solution, and we all know it. In fact, Europe
has not committed to take as many refugees as the number that would be coming.
However, the horror made that honor was awaken. Well, honor
still exists. Personally, I thought it extinct, present only in books and B
Movies. But it is around…
Honor awakened creativity and love, compassion and the
desire of doing something, anything. From the heart many ideas emerged like my
favorite one: buying an island and starting a new country…
In Colombia, where the crisis came due to the expulsion of more
than 5,000 non-documented Colombians from Venezuela, honor made the government
take the matter and offer a basic structure for them, like jobs and houses.
And yet… That is not touching the depth of the situation. Islands,
jobs or houses won’t stop the migration forever, it may mitigate it and it may
reduce our sense of guilty as a community, but it is far of solving it.
It is time our leaders de
facto take over their real responsibility: reflecting on the situation and
acting accordingly. Nobody wants more speeches or promises; nobody wants things
that we have been doing for ages and we know that solution would be small and for
a short time.
However, there are solutions, and many. Written by scholars
and common people there are solutions that can prevent migration in that scale or
at least, create a humane structure for these people in despair.
Maybe you are that leader… Maybe you are the person who can
reflect and act, and change history. Just get up and go there, with your big
idea in your mind and hands ready for action.
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Marcelo
Bulk is a business consultant, author and coach. He has been working on his own
self for more than 30 years by meditating and serving as a volunteer
