Are we to wait for our Fethullah Gulen?

Today humanity as a whole suffers from same problems all over the world. Most

of our problems stem from a lack of respect for each other, not loving others as

ourselves, or not recognizing fellow human beings and the environment as sine-qua-

non for our existence. Needless to say, same problems can be treated with the same

prescription…we may want to use different dosage depending on the severity of a

particular condition; however, it is obvious that we need to emphasize spirituality

against materialism, love and respect against hatred, and altruistic behavior against

individualism. Below is an article by a Ukrainian scholar on Fethullah Gulen and the

Hizmet Movement he inspired. Serhii Lashchenko lays out the need for change in

Ukraine, how it resembles the social scene in Turkey and how the same problems can

be solved with a similar algorithm.

Today humanity as a whole suffers from same problems all over the world. Most of our problems stem from a lack of respect for each other, not loving others as ourselves, or not recognizing fellow human beings and the environment as sine-qua-non for our existence. Needless to say, same problems can be treated with the sameprescription…we may want to use different dosage depending on the severity of aparticular condition; however, it is obvious that we need to emphasize spiritualityagainst materialism, love and respect against hatred, and altruistic behavior against individualism. Below is an article by a Ukrainian scholar on Fethullah Gulen and the Hizmet Movement he inspired. Serhii Lashchenko lays out the need for change inUkraine, how it resembles the social scene in Turkey and how the same problems can be solved with a similar algorithm.

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