Founding of the First Waldorf School - Waldorf Research Institute

those present what they have experienced. He tells them: Thiswas a festive act of the world order. He says it three timesin different words — what has occurred there. But he doessomething else as well. What he does now is quite concrete:He expresses his thanks to Emil Molt. But that is not concrete— he does not express his gratitude to Emil Molt, but tothe good spirit who gave Emil Molt the good thought to dowhat he actually did. This is the concrete fact: He thanksthe good spirit who gave Emil Molt the impulse to foundthe School. That is what is important. I want to read the lastsentence here that concludes this solemn, introductory act:“Let us look upon ourselves as human beings whom karmahas brought to this place where something is to happen whichshall surpass ordinary events — something which may makeall participants here feel that they have witnessed a festivemoment of world destiny.”Dear friends, let us consider this as if it were being saidto us at the present moment ... this word that we have beenbrought together here by karma. Rudolf Steiner explains thisin the conference of September 26, 1919, and the statementabout karma is mentioned again. He says: “It is a fulfilledkarma. We have looked for each other and therefore we havefound each other.” It is a fulfilled karma, for it goes back todecisions that were made in the Michael School, and we bringthem into actuality at the present moment, inasmuch as weapproach this young pedagogical work. We can feel that thesewords are addressed to us at this present moment.Indeed, we must take a further step still. What RudolfSteiner has said so far is not the whole thing. Something elsenow takes place which was as if forgotten, and I must admitthat we really only discovered it in the 1970s. Herbert Hahn,who was an eyewitness to this event, had not yet told us about41