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“Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become your character. Watch your character, for they become your destiny.” This adage from the Talmud has been echoing around the internet for many years, and more “moral courage” is needed everywhere. Indeed, many people feel abandoned, crimes happen in broad daylight, or elderly people are found dead and alone in their homes months later.

The problem is, it’s a huge step from cheap word “brave” to action. It begins by telling someone on the tram to get their feet off the seat. He starts by saying to his boss, “This method is more successful.” , but also by saying from the manager to a co-worker, “You’re right, I was wrong.”

I admire the dedicated men and women in our Economic Senate who “do” something every day, who dare to do something and who believe in their own responsibility. I also admire those who, for example, change roles once a year and, as managing directors, suddenly have to carry packages in logistics or check number columns in accounting.

I recently watched a cartoon by the great German-American cartoonist Thomas Nast:

Comics © Thomas Nast

The courage to take personal responsibility, the courage to contradict. Taking foreign perspectives, having the courage to be different, rethinking concepts – that’s what we need. No more coercion and opportunists! We have to start with ourselves: because business is all we talk about!

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