“Every notable historical era will have its own Faust,” wrote Kierkegaard. Our challenge today is that, to some extent, we are all in a Faustian bind.
We are plagued by politicians offering easy answers to complex problems – especially when those easy answers are empty promises.
The legend warns us to be wary of the cult of the ego, the seductions of fame and the celebration of power.
These are hollow triumphs, and short-lived; indeed, “what good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?”
