Greenwitch

many in the industrialized world are without care support in their times of need.
25% of American households consist of 1 person living alone.
50% of American marriages end in Divorce, effecting millions of children
1 third of children born today are to unmarried women not in a committed relationships.
When in families that are intact we are finding profound loneliness and disconnection.

THERE SADLY SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF MODERN WESTERN CIVILIZATION ITSELF THAT UNDERMINES A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND MAKES IT HARDER TO SUSTAIN POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS.

The trend towards isolation is taking place all over the industrialized world. Nearly half of all British adults are now unmarried. In Germany the divorce rate has doubled in the last fifteen years. In Iceland 65 % of babies are born out of wedlock.

we can use all kids of excuses as to why " shake up of traditional roles blah lah blah" but there is no denying the toll on society.

In almost every culture in the world, eating together , was a time to cherish especially to the French. MacDonald's has become more popular in France than anywhere else in Europe and eating in front of the TV in now considered normal.

The french have long been know for their propensity to talk, but according to the French national Bureau this is no longer true and even seen in the amount of Cafes that are closing down, Mean while the prescriptions for mood elevating drugs is higher in France than anywhere else in the world !

THERE ARE CLEARLY FORCES AT WORK IN THE MODERN WOLD THAT SEPARATE US FROM ONE ANOTHER AND LEAD TO A SENSE OF ALIENATION.

When a psychologist recorded how many times couple touch each other in conversation in some cultures is as much as 180 times in the US its twice and in London it was zero.