And now his speech became, without her noticing it, cultural-historical; it became almost \u2013 and that was nice \u2013 musical, because it picked up and varied motifs.<\/p>\n
\u201cSharing, planning, community,\u201d he said. \u201cShowing becomes sharing. Sharing becomes language. Language becomes history. History becomes community.\u201d<\/p>\n
He made a small hand movement, as if stringing the words together like pearls.<\/p>\n
\u201cSomething arises at the campfire that brings happiness to this day: belonging,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are not just individuals. We are group beings with a nervous system.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hans saw how some guests smiled involuntarily, as if they had briefly seen a campfire inside themselves, although they were sitting in armchairs.<\/p>\n
\u201cEndurance, running, movement competence,\u201d Dr. AuDHS continued. \u201cThe human being is a mover. Not necessarily an athlete, but a being that functions through movement \u2013 physically as well as psychologically. Movement is not just fitness. Movement is mood regulation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hans thought of Zieser, of the rack, of the barbell, of the simple sentences: \u201cBuilding muscle is simple, but hard.\u201d And he thought how strange it is that one finds \u201cmood regulation\u201d in the muscle.<\/p>\n
\u201cUse of all senses,\u201d said Dr. AuDHS. \u201cReading tracks, hearing, smelling, touching, seeing \u2013 and thereby experiencing sensuality. That is not incidental. Sensual experience is a part of a fulfilled life. A life without sensual depth quickly becomes\u2026 flat.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said \u201cflat\u201d and let it drop a little, as if it were flat itself.<\/p>\n
Hans thought of Venice without knowing why: of water, of smell, of beauty, of a sensual depth that is at the same time an abyss. He thought of the man \u2013 the other Gustav, known from stories \u2013 who becomes ill in a city of beauty. And he wondered whether beauty is always illness if you want it too much.<\/p>\n
\u201cArt and specialization,\u201d said Dr. AuDHS, \u201ca community that can afford artists is a community with surplus \u2013 and with soul.\u201d<\/p>\n
Here, esteemed female reader, esteemed male reader, one could, if one were malicious, have pointed to the stage, to the grand piano, to the music room itself, which exists as a luxury space: as a sign of surplus. Dr. AuDHS did not point; but the room did.<\/p>\n
\u201cSpecialization later becomes a profession,\u201d he continued, \u201cbut originally it is: having time for something in order to become really good at it. And becoming really good is a source of pride, identity and meaning.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hans thought of Tonio, of the artist who stands between worlds, and he thought: \u201cbecoming really good\u201d is also a form of loneliness.<\/p>\n
\u201cClothing and aesthetics,\u201d said Dr. AuDHS. \u201cFrom protection to adornment. And from that arises our sense of beauty \u2013 on the body, in landscapes, in design.\u201d<\/p>\n
Morgenstern smoothed the fabric of his sleeve quite unconsciously; it was as if his body obeyed the word \u201cadornment\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cCooking,\u201d said Dr. AuDHS, and his voice took on a hint of enjoyment, as if he were tasting the sentence. \u201cA civilizational milestone. Cooking is health, organization \u2013 and a culture of enjoyment. It is: raw material becomes meal. Meal becomes community.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hans thought of the yellow powders, the green powders, the red teas, the bitter drops \u2013 and thought that cooking in this world has become mixing, weighing, ritual. That too is organization.<\/p>\n
\u201cSecurity,\u201d Dr. AuDHS continued, \u201csecurity is not an end in itself. Security lowers stress. And stress is one of the great opponents of health and happiness.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hans thought of his diastolic number, of the \u201chigh normal\u201d, of the term that sounds so harmless and yet is like a small threat.<\/p>\n
\u201cTrade and communication,\u201d said Dr. AuDHS. \u201cExchange only arises when both sides see a benefit. Communication is the key to this \u2013 and to this day a driver of development.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEroticism and partnership,\u201d he continued, and one could sense how the room took on a different temperature for a moment, because eroticism, even when spoken of scientifically, always puts something physical into the room. \u201cBonding, closeness, sexuality \u2013 not just reproduction. Also stress reduction, stability, quality of life.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hans saw how the couple next to him held hands a little more tightly.<\/p>\n
\u201cImagination and creativity,\u201d said Dr. AuDHS. \u201cStories become theater, opera, film. Creativity is not just talent. For many it is a basic need: to create something, to express something, to shape something.\u201d<\/p>\n
Here, Hans thought, lies Tonio. Here lies the wound: the need to create \u2013 and the longing simply to be.<\/p>\n
\u201cLeisure,\u201d Dr. AuDHS continued. \u201cLeisure arises \u2013 and with it the possibility not only to survive life, but to shape it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hans thought: Up here, in this Sonnenalp, leisure is institutionalized. You pay for it. You buy yourself the possibility not to survive, but to shape. And you call it a program.<\/p>\n
\u201cSocial competence and peacefulness,\u201d said Dr. AuDHS. \u201cPeace minimizes stress. Empathy and politics \u2013 that is, intelligent interaction \u2013 remain key qualifications.\u201d<\/p>\n
He paused briefly, as if wanting to add, without saying it: and some of us, Morgenstern, are just now learning that anew.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd quite crucial,\u201d he said, \u201cadaptability. Our species has spread because it can adapt. That is not only evolutionary. That is a life skill.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hans felt how the word \u201cadaptation\u201d touched an old place in him: adaptation was what he had refused in the war. Or was it what he had done when he withdrew?<\/p>\n
\u201cUntil twenty-three fifty-nine,\u201d said Dr. AuDHS, \u201cthe summary is therefore: We are built for a life with movement, community, meaning, challenge, regeneration and conscious shaping.\u201d<\/p>\n
He raised his head as if seeing the clock, and there was something in his gaze that was almost sad.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd then,\u201d he said, \u201ccomes the last minute.\u201d<\/p>\n