According to Hertog, the new perspective that he has achieved with Hawking reverses the hierarchy between laws and reality in physics and is “profoundly Darwinian” in spirit.

Throughout this accelerated movement it becomes more and more difficult to hold on to what each holds as most comfortable from the past. But it is also clear that we cannot throw away all eternal human values and content in order to always live on the cusp of the technological waves.

And this sea of change at every level is testing heavily our capacity to cope, adapt and overall orient ourselves inside and outside.

Unfortunately the origin of this ”advantage” is probably in the very distant past where having to choose in a split second if we should fight or flee was indeed a reality.

The key here is that the quality of that surface has to be disconnected from what the surroundings are. Most spiritual traditions tell us this, but the way to achieve it is left to each and every one to figure out.

Conversely, we all have the experience of being in what would appear as excellent worldly circumstances and not feeling at all at peace inside.

Of course, his is just a humorous rendition of an ideal human archetype found through all the great spiritual and philosophical writings from all over the world.

It is easy to see how in today's world keeping this centre in good shape has become so obviously critical. There is an abundance of micro and macro-aggression going on everywhere in every possible way.

Children have their innocence expressing readily and naturally, eliciting a response from everyone which is universal and beyond all superficial or man-made boundaries: love, caring, sweet enjoyment.

Almost one quarter of 17-19 year old women have an emotional disorder, increasing to almost a third of 16-24 year olds for depression alone.