Radio Philosophy #016 – 2039.

It is March, 30th, 2039.
Our grandchildren are looking back.
To March, 30th, 2009.
Rick Wagoner, Boss of GM, leaves.
General Motors gets another 60 days 
to come up with a new financial scheme.
Frau Merkel buys time for saving Opel.
She tries to foresee Opel’s future.
Hearing those who want to give Opel another chance.
Hearing those who do not want to give Opel another chance.
She thinks about the future generation of cars.
What role Opel might play in it.
She contemplates, she considers, she discards.
Sören Kierkegaard says:
Life can only be understood in retrospect-
but has to be lived forwards.
If only we knew, 
what our grandchildren know.

KJG/SIX
Special edition following the article in Spiegel Online
of March, 30th,  2009 „GM-Rochade verschafft Merkel Bedenkzeit“ (Time to think it over for Merkel thanks to GM).
(Translated by EG)

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