31/12/2024
Dragi prijatelji,
Na pragu novega leta se svet zdi kot razpokana freska – lepota in bolečina prepleteni v nerazdružljivo celoto.
Slišimo krike iz Gaze, opazujemo rane Ukrajine, čutimo bedo Sudana … in včasih se zdi, da je breme sveta večje od naših ramen.
A vendar – pod to težo se skriva nekaj večjega. Človek.
Človek, ki nosi v sebi zmožnost, da mu ni vseeno.
Človek, ki s sočutjem preobrazi nemoč v dejanje, z vero v boljše jutri ohranja plamen upanja.
Ko se oziram na prehojeno pot, čutim ponos in hvaležnost, da smo kot skupina prijateljev,
združeni v svoji predanosti znanju, umetnosti in razumevanju sveta, dosegli toliko.
Vsak od nas je s svojimi dosežki prispeval k širjenju mej mogočega, k iskanju lepote in resnice.
Toda vprašajmo se: Smo storili vse, kar bi lahko?
Smo zmogli ponuditi svoje roke, svoj glas, svoj pogum?
Ali smo prevečkrat pogledali stran, ko je bilo lažje molčati?
Naj nas prihajajoče leto opomni, da mir in zdravje nista le darovi, ampak tudi odgovornost.
Naj vsak od nas prispeva svoj kamenček k mozaiku sveta –
da bomo lahko, z nekoliko lažjo vestjo, rekli, da smo naredili vse, kar smo mogli.
Naj bo leto 2025 leto zdravja, poguma in notranjega miru.
Naj nas vodi vest, naj nas navdihuje človečnost, in naj nas skupni uspehi še naprej povezujejo in navdihujejo.
S spoštovanjem in ljubeznijo,
Stane
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Dear Friends,
As we stand on the threshold of a new year, the world feels like a broken fresco - beauty and pain intricately intertwined.
We hear the cries from Gaza, see the wounds in Ukraine, feel the despair in Sudan... and sometimes the weight of the world feels too heavy to bear.
But underneath that weight lies something bigger: Humanity.
A humanity that carries within itself the power to care, to refuse to be indifferent.
Humanity that turns helplessness into action and keeps the flame of hope alive, believing in a better tomorrow.
As I look back on the year that lies behind us, I am both proud and grateful that we, as a circle of friends, are
united in our commitment to knowledge, art and understanding, we have achieved so much.
Each of us has helped to push the boundaries of what is possible, to seek beauty and truth in our work.
But let us also ask ourselves: Have we done all we could?
Have we reached out enough with our hands, our voices, our courage?
Or have we too often turned away when silence seemed easier?
May the coming year remind us that peace and health are not only gifts, but responsibilities.
May we each add our own piece to the mosaic of this world - to say, with a clearer conscience, we have done all we could.
May our conscience guide us, our humanity inspires us, and our shared successes continue to connect and uplift us.
With respect and love,
Stane
