Programska knjižnica 9. Lošinjskih dana bioetike - Hrvatsko ...

TOUCH THE WIND FROM TIME TO TIME…
He was carefully following the professor’s lecture in English which
was being translated into Croatian by his assistant. Like the majority of
public lectures, this one also lasted for just under an hour. The lecture was
comprehensible to various people who had responded to the organisers’
invitation and showed up in the hall. Following the final segment, the host
of the event called upon the audience to ask questions. Some of the listeners
did and were happy with the answers. On the last call for questions, he
raised his hand. The host surprisingly addressed him by his name and title
which was unusual for this kind of event, and invited him to ask his question.
A weakness came over her body. She had been prepared for all kinds
of different procedures and reactions from individuals but she hadn’t expected
this. Why? Where in all these preparations had she made a mistake
she asked herself and turned around to him. It was because of him that she
was here. He then asked his question…
He praised the lecture and asked professor to voice his own personal
opinion as to how polytheism (the worship of many gods) had disappeared
from the religious world’s arena. He emphasised that the professor had
quoted a number of philosophers, writers and other artists who had lived
in the time of ‘polytheism’ and created deeds of everlasting spiritual and
material value. Silence fell over the hall. It wasn’t a silence of the moment,
an accident outside, a natural catastrophe or the pain of some individuals
looking for condolence/sympathy nor was it fright. It was like a volcano
that had been quiet for thousands of years and now threatened to destroy
everything that had been achieved over centuries. The assistant translated
the question three times for the lecturer.
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