Editorial: Greece deserves a national resurrection

This spring was different in every way. It was considerably delayed and seemed literally and figuratively like a heavy winter.

There was a protracted cold spell, the pandemic stubbornly persisted, and the murderous war in Ukraine disorganised everything, including all expectations.

Even nature was challenged by the delay in the blossoming of trees, which remained in frozen dormancy, awaiting sunny days in order to safely bloom.

Can one be optimistic after so many bad omens?

Experienced farmers know that heavy winters regenerate the earth, and a longer dormancy strengthens trees and plants so that their reawakening takes on a greater dimension.

Metaphor and metaphysics have their limits, however, and are not the best means for explaining current affairs, nor do they justify expectations of a resurrection similar to that promised by Easter.

Hence, we must seek a rational explanation of the current, multi-faceted socio-political and geopolitical crises, which have certain aspects that in the end can render them manageable.

The war, for example, though it is ongoing and deepening at the moment, will end at some point, simply because it has rocked and will have exhausted those who opted for it.

There are also optimistic signals that the pandemic, despite its depth and reservations deriving from its intensity and long duration, is receding.

The galloping inflation of recent months that was the result of the pandemic and the war will drop once its root causes are eradicated, especially if the announced government measures are implemented and if society transcends the current price-gouging trend, which was facilitated by the previous, lengthy period of deflation.

The most optimistic factor is that despite the...