So
richtig will heute keine Freude aufkommen, jedenfalls nicht bei den
deutschen Fußballfans nach dem verlorenen Halbfinale gegen
Angstgegner Italien. So erwähnt selbst der Schulleiter in seiner
Ansprache die depressiven Stimmung, die er am Morgen antraf. Beim
nachmittäglichen Schulfest der Grundschule lässt man sich so etwas
nicht länger anmerken. Ludwig van Beethovens „Ode an die Freude“
ist das willkommene Instrumentalstück zur musischen Zerstreuung.
Meine mittlere Tochter übt schon wochenlang zuhause auf der Trompete
und in gemeinsamen Proben mit dem Schulorchester. Als Bachfan bin ich
der klassischen Musik gegenüber nicht abgeneigt, vor allem, wenn die
gute Nachricht damit verbreitet wird. Darum interessiert mich der
geistliche Hintergrund von Beethovens Musikstück, das scheinbar den
lieben Vater über dem Sternenzelt zum Inhalt hat.
Den
Text von „Ode an die Freude“ haben wir einer anderen deutschen
Berühmtheit zu verdanken. Friedrich Schiller schrieb im Sommer 1785
das Gedicht auf Bitten seines Freundes Christian Gottfried Körner
für die Tafel der Freimaurerloge „Zu den drei Schwestern“ in
Dresden. Damit ist für mich klar, dass mit der angestrebten
Brüderlichkeit für die Millionen, nicht das von Jesus Christus
verkündigte Himmelreich gemeint ist, zumal mit den Töchtern aus
Elysium immer wieder die Insel der Seligen aus der griechischen
Mythologie angesprochen wird.
Mit
dem nächsten Lied „Europa – Kinderland, wir geben uns die Hand“
wurde von den Schülern das Motto des Sommerfests besungen, und
selbstverständlich passt dazu der Beginn mit der Europahymne.
Vorgeschlagen wurde die europäische Hymne „Ode an die Freude“
nicht zuvörderst von der dirigierenden Lehrerin meines Kindes,
sondern von langer Hand, im Jahr 1955, vom Freimaurer und Begründer
der Paneuropa-Bewegung Richard Nikolaus Graf von Coudenhove-Kalergi.
Dessen Idee von einem wirtschaftlich und politisch geeinten,
friedlichen Europa mag so schlecht nicht sein, allein in der
Durchführung sind sich die politischen Köpfe nicht einig, was der
jüngste EU-Gipfel in Brüssel beweist. So kämpft man sich, die
eigenen Vorteile behauptend, von einigen Beschlüssen zum nächsten
Fiskalpakt, bei denen so ziemlich alle zuvor aufgestellten Regeln und
Tabus gebrochen werden.
Ich
kämpfe mich, mit der 9-monatigen Tochter auf dem Arm, von einem
schwülen Klassenzimmer ins Nächste, um bei der „Die Bauwerke
Europas“- Ausstellung zu landen. Unsere Playmobilfiguren aus dem
Hobbyraum mussten für einen Gladiatorenkampf im
Pappmaschee-Kolosseum herhalten. Ist ja nett, wenn die Grundschüler
Eiffel- und schiefe Türme bauen oder die Quadriga auf dem
Brandenburger Tor nachstellen. Nicht jeder Papa wird sich gleich
fragen, welche Sieg versprechende Philosophie dahinter steht. Eher
herum gesprochen hat sich die Nachbildung des Turms zu Babel in Form
des Straßburger Parlamentsgebäudes:
Man
könnte alles für einen architektonischen Zufall halten, falls es
nicht das „Viele Sprachen, eine Stimme“- Plakat des Europäischen
Rats in Frankreich gebe. Was für einen kulturellen Spaß machen sich
hier welche Leute? Der Turmbau zu Babel steht grundsätzlich für das
vereinte menschliche Vorhaben, sich Gott mit eigenem Vermögen zu
nähern. Die ganze Verwirrung war laut biblischem Bericht zum
Scheitern verurteilt.
Der
Prophet Daniel sieht ein goldenes Standbild, dessen Füße aus Eisen
und Ton bestehen. Ein teils starkes und teils zerbrechliches
Königreich lässt sich nicht dauerhaft im Gemisch von Eisen und
lehmigem Ton verbinden. Die Frage ist, wie lange noch die zehn Zehen
stehen bleiben, bis das ewige Königreich Gottes kommt.
Die
Rettung Europas und des Euros betreffend, liest man heute vor allem
von Banken und Staaten, die durch immer neue Gesetze vom Untergang
bewahrt werden sollen. Von einer gesamtschuldnerischen Haftung will
unsere wieder zu wählende Kanzlerin Angela Merkel so lange sie lebt
nichts wissen. Dabei leert sie im Rekordtempo das Portemonnaie der
deutschen Steuerzahler, die sich das auf Dauer nicht gefallen lassen
und sich erst recht die D-Mark zurückwünschen. Nationale Interessen
stehen eben über der europäischen Idee.
In
der Europameisterschaft wird gerade das abweichende Leistungsvermögen
von Ländern aufgezeigt. Dabei mögen die Unterschiede im Fußball
zwischen Griechenland und Deutschland nicht so groß sein wie in der
Wirtschaft. Es wird immer fraglicher, ob die Griechen ihre zwei Euro
Münze, mit der auf dem Stier reitenden Frau, weiter in die Hand
nehmen können. Europa wird in der Story vom Stier entführt und auf
einer Insel von Zeus vergewaltigt. Diese Darstellung findet sich auch
in Zeitschriften und sogar in Skulpturen vor Straßburger und
Brüsseler EU-Gebäuden:
Sind
wir Menschen in unserem humanistischen Denken tatsächlich so dumm
uns symbolisch unser eigenes Grab zu schaufeln? Falls der Euro
zusammen bricht und Wirtschaftssysteme zerfallen, sollten wir Gott
nicht wie üblich die Schuld geben. Wie wäre es statt dessen mit
einer Lobbyisten-Anfrage bei einem russischen Wundertäter. Beim
Heiligen Nikolaus strömte bekanntermaßen ein dreistelliger
Millionenbetrag in die Stiftung. Aber im Vergleich zum Billionen
schweren Euro-Rettungsschirm, können davon höchstens ein paar
steuerbegünstigte Gebäude und verwaiste Denkmäler finanziert
werden.
Zum
Anfang meiner Anmerkungen zurück kehrend, gibt es ein besonderes
schulmeisterliches Mittel, um die Stimmung nach der Niederlage zu
erhellen. Ich schlage allen involvierten Brüdern vor, sich zu einem
Logenfestmahl zu vereinigen, und als letzten Zauber, ein gemeinsames
„Ode an die Freude“ anzustimmen.
Ostfildern, 29.06.2012
Matthias Ruf
English Translation of Ode to Joy:
It is difficult to bring joy today, especially to the German soccer fans after the lost half-final against bogey opponent Italy. Even the headmaster mentions the depressive atmosphere that he met this morning in his speech. The visitors of the early afternoon school festival want to carry it of as well. Ludwig van Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" is the convenient instrumental for the musical amusement. My elementary school visiting daughter practices for weeks at home with her trumpet or in samples with the schoolorchester. I like classical music, especially Johann Sebastian Bach, because the good news is spread through art. Therefore I got interested in the spiritual background of Beethoven's masterpiece that apparently has the loving father living over panoply of the stars as a theme.
The text of "Ode to Joy" is due in no small part to another German celebrity. Friedrich Schiller wrote in the summer of 1785 the poem after the request of his friend Christian Gottfried Körner for the board of the masonic lodge "At the Three Sisters" in Dresden. That much is clear for me, that in the intended brotherhood for the millions, the kingdom of God which was preached by Jesus Christ never can be meant. Particularly as the daughters of Elysium stand on the unverified land of bliss, coming from the Greek myths.
With the next song "Europa – Childrenland, we give us the hand" the motto of the summer festival was extolled by the pupils. As a matter of course the start with the European Hymn was optimally appropriate. The Hymn for Europe "Ode to Joy" wasn't suggested from the conducting preceptress of my child, instead it was proposed long before hand in the year 1955, from freemason and founder of the Paneuropa-Movement Richard Nikolaus Graf von Coudenhove-Kalergi. Maybe his idea of an economical and political unified, peaceful Europe isn't really bad, but the implementation itself is not working. Crucial evidence that the political heads do not coincide is shown again and again looking at the last EU summit in Brussel. Everyone is fighting for his own benefit, passing on one resolution after the other leading to the next fiscal pact, breaking nearly all of the previously established rules and taboos.
I am fighting my way through one sticky classroom after the other with my nine months old daughter in the arm, landing in the "Buildings of Europe"- Exhibiton. Our Playmobil pieces from the hobby room had to serve for a gladiatorial combat in the Papier-Mâché-Coliseum. Awfully nice, the leaning tower built by primary-school pupils and other wooden collapse games. More difficult to get one's head around pyramid-shaped Eiffel Tower and war chariot exalting Quadriga on the Brandenburg Gate. Not every dad is raising up the question about the victory promising philosophy behind it. Sooner or later a replica of the Tower of Babel will get around in peoples mind in form of the Strasbourg Parliament building:
http://derloewebruellt.blogspot.de/2010/10/der-turmbau-zu-babel.html
You may think of an unhappy coincidence that happened in architecture, but the "EUROPE: MANY TONGUES ONE VOICE"- Poster from the European Union is not pure accident. What kind of cultural joke are making which people? The Tower of Babel takes its stand for the united human plot to approach God with our own ability. The whole confusion was, according to biblical report, condemned to failure.
The prophet Daniel sees a golden statue with its feet of iron and clay. A partly strong and partly fragile kingdom can not be permanently fixed in a mixture of iron and miry clay. The question is, how long will the ten toes last, until the eternal Kingdom of God comes.
Taking concern about the salvation of Europe and the euro, we read today, that especially banks and states must always be obtained with new laws from collapse. Chancellor Angela Merkel, who wants to be voted again, doesn't want to know about the coming joint liability. Meanwhile she is emptying in record time the wallets of the German tax payers, who do not want to put up (to) it, all the more wishing back the Deutschmark. National interests are always superior to the European idea.
In the European Championships currently the performance of different countries is demonstrated. The difference in football between Greece and Germany is not as big as in the economy. It is increasingly doubtful whether the Greeks can keep their two euro coins any longer, taking the woman riding on the bull in their hands. In the story Europe is kidnapped from the bull which is Godfather Zeus raping Europe on an island. This same portrayal is also presented in magazines and even in two sculptures in front of EU Buildings in Strasbourg and Brussels:
http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/europe-rides-the-beast-official-eu-symbols-tells-us-what-the-elite-plan-to-do-to-all-of-humanity
Are we, as people, in our humanistic thinking really stupid enough, to dig out our own grave symbolically? If the euro collapses and economic systems fall apart, we should not blame God, as usual. Instead, what about a lobby request to a Russian miracle worker? As reported, wonder worker Saint Nicholas is known as receiver of a three-digit million amount which funneled into his electrified Russian gas foundation. But what is this compared to the trillion dollar euro rescue package? At least we could built a few tax-exempt buildings and abandoned monuments.
Returning to the beginning of my remarks, there is a special schoolmasterly method to lift the mood after the defeat. I suggest for all involved brothers, to unite into a last Masonic Lodge Banquet for the singing spell of "Ode to Joy".
29th June 2012
Matthias Ruf
English Translation of Ode to Joy:
It is difficult to bring joy today, especially to the German soccer fans after the lost half-final against bogey opponent Italy. Even the headmaster mentions the depressive atmosphere that he met this morning in his speech. The visitors of the early afternoon school festival want to carry it of as well. Ludwig van Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" is the convenient instrumental for the musical amusement. My elementary school visiting daughter practices for weeks at home with her trumpet or in samples with the schoolorchester. I like classical music, especially Johann Sebastian Bach, because the good news is spread through art. Therefore I got interested in the spiritual background of Beethoven's masterpiece that apparently has the loving father living over panoply of the stars as a theme.
The text of "Ode to Joy" is due in no small part to another German celebrity. Friedrich Schiller wrote in the summer of 1785 the poem after the request of his friend Christian Gottfried Körner for the board of the masonic lodge "At the Three Sisters" in Dresden. That much is clear for me, that in the intended brotherhood for the millions, the kingdom of God which was preached by Jesus Christ never can be meant. Particularly as the daughters of Elysium stand on the unverified land of bliss, coming from the Greek myths.
With the next song "Europa – Childrenland, we give us the hand" the motto of the summer festival was extolled by the pupils. As a matter of course the start with the European Hymn was optimally appropriate. The Hymn for Europe "Ode to Joy" wasn't suggested from the conducting preceptress of my child, instead it was proposed long before hand in the year 1955, from freemason and founder of the Paneuropa-Movement Richard Nikolaus Graf von Coudenhove-Kalergi. Maybe his idea of an economical and political unified, peaceful Europe isn't really bad, but the implementation itself is not working. Crucial evidence that the political heads do not coincide is shown again and again looking at the last EU summit in Brussel. Everyone is fighting for his own benefit, passing on one resolution after the other leading to the next fiscal pact, breaking nearly all of the previously established rules and taboos.
I am fighting my way through one sticky classroom after the other with my nine months old daughter in the arm, landing in the "Buildings of Europe"- Exhibiton. Our Playmobil pieces from the hobby room had to serve for a gladiatorial combat in the Papier-Mâché-Coliseum. Awfully nice, the leaning tower built by primary-school pupils and other wooden collapse games. More difficult to get one's head around pyramid-shaped Eiffel Tower and war chariot exalting Quadriga on the Brandenburg Gate. Not every dad is raising up the question about the victory promising philosophy behind it. Sooner or later a replica of the Tower of Babel will get around in peoples mind in form of the Strasbourg Parliament building:
http://derloewebruellt.blogspot.de/2010/10/der-turmbau-zu-babel.html
You may think of an unhappy coincidence that happened in architecture, but the "EUROPE: MANY TONGUES ONE VOICE"- Poster from the European Union is not pure accident. What kind of cultural joke are making which people? The Tower of Babel takes its stand for the united human plot to approach God with our own ability. The whole confusion was, according to biblical report, condemned to failure.
The prophet Daniel sees a golden statue with its feet of iron and clay. A partly strong and partly fragile kingdom can not be permanently fixed in a mixture of iron and miry clay. The question is, how long will the ten toes last, until the eternal Kingdom of God comes.
Taking concern about the salvation of Europe and the euro, we read today, that especially banks and states must always be obtained with new laws from collapse. Chancellor Angela Merkel, who wants to be voted again, doesn't want to know about the coming joint liability. Meanwhile she is emptying in record time the wallets of the German tax payers, who do not want to put up (to) it, all the more wishing back the Deutschmark. National interests are always superior to the European idea.
In the European Championships currently the performance of different countries is demonstrated. The difference in football between Greece and Germany is not as big as in the economy. It is increasingly doubtful whether the Greeks can keep their two euro coins any longer, taking the woman riding on the bull in their hands. In the story Europe is kidnapped from the bull which is Godfather Zeus raping Europe on an island. This same portrayal is also presented in magazines and even in two sculptures in front of EU Buildings in Strasbourg and Brussels:
http://signsofthelastdays.com/archives/europe-rides-the-beast-official-eu-symbols-tells-us-what-the-elite-plan-to-do-to-all-of-humanity
Are we, as people, in our humanistic thinking really stupid enough, to dig out our own grave symbolically? If the euro collapses and economic systems fall apart, we should not blame God, as usual. Instead, what about a lobby request to a Russian miracle worker? As reported, wonder worker Saint Nicholas is known as receiver of a three-digit million amount which funneled into his electrified Russian gas foundation. But what is this compared to the trillion dollar euro rescue package? At least we could built a few tax-exempt buildings and abandoned monuments.
Returning to the beginning of my remarks, there is a special schoolmasterly method to lift the mood after the defeat. I suggest for all involved brothers, to unite into a last Masonic Lodge Banquet for the singing spell of "Ode to Joy".
29th June 2012
Matthias Ruf
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