No event since the Second World War has caused so much unrest, fear and conflict in the world as the all-country corona pandemic. What hardly anyone wanted to admit has spread rapidly around the world. A virus is confronting mankind, which considers itself superior, with its weakness. The virus brings down the ‚economic dogma‘ of the necessary progressive profit increase, with devastating consequences. It turns out that the world followed a doctrine of economy and progress that now, in the face of the virus, does not hold up. The doctrine that the ‚invisible hand‘ of the market will gradually spread prosperity was built on sand. Companies and jobs are at risk. Abuses are coming to light and not only in the meat industry. The social injustices in the world are increasing. The Corona pandemic affects especially the poorest. All this is scaring many people, it destroys trust in politics and institutions. Uncertainty is spreading, resistance is growing among those who are only concerned about their own freedom rights, their own advantage. Guilty people are sought, old enemy images are mobilized again and since there are no simple answers to the complex situation, fake news and conspiracy theories are spread. The irrationality connects right-wing populists with left-wing ideologists and religious hardliners. In this situation patience, understanding and sincerity are needed. But now it also turns out that structures with a social and sustainable orientation are better able to bear the burden than systems based on neo-liberal theories. This can be seen in the current ups and downs of stock market values, also with regard to sustainable investments. In the case of TerrAssisi Investments we can even speak of a collateral gain. Because the Intiatioren Fee is now available for urgent Corona help. This will be used, for example, to finance the care of the homeless in Sao Paulo, protective clothing in Obidos, medical care in the House of the Poor of Tijuana and protective equipment for the hospital of the Franciscan Sisters in Asumbi. The Corona Pandemic can teach us to avoid collateral damage and build up collateral gains through sustainable and future-oriented investment.
Franciscan Note 