‘The End of Permanence’, Silence and Advent 2016

“To survive, to avert what we have termed future shock, the individual must become infinitely more adaptable and capable than ever before. He must search out totally new ways to anchor himself, because all the old roots-religion, nation, community, family or profession-are now shaking under the hurricane impact of the accelerative thrust. Before he can do so, he must understand in greater detail how the effects of acceleration penetrate his personal life, creep into his behavior and alter the quality of existence. He must, in other words, understand transience.”