Here a work is being created - a prophecy about the Babylon of the new era.
What was once divine intervention has now become the work of human hands.
In the Babylon of yesterday, humanity united its aspirations with a common language, common desires and a common goal - the Tower of Babel. But pride and vanity prevented them from achieving their ideal. "Man can do everything!" they said. "Yes, we ourselves will be like gods!"
They became too strong for God; God destroyed their structure, divided their language, and the precious threads of unity weakened.
Today, language has regained its unity. It is atomic. It is enormous, global. Instead of divine intervention, self-destruction is now on the agenda; it is inevitable. Power is no longer a consequence of the divine; it has no spiritual origin, but, on the contrary, gives consciousness a destructive character. They arrogantly sought power, dominance and superiority, and not peace, wisdom, love and mutual support.
In the center of the painting is a dove of peace. It tries to fly away, but falls, burning. This symbol, which once personified hope and peace, is on the verge of destruction. After all, “Together we are strong” - but now we are so strong that we are ready to destroy ourselves.
Everyone strives for security with the help of more powerful weapons. But herein lies the danger: a finger ready to press the red button is not just a metaphor, but a reality. This fact is inevitable. Instead of creative development for the benefit of all mankind, we are obsessed with defensive walls and weapons.
The author, Valery Baranov, asks a deep, thought-provoking question:
“Do you see the difference between the Babylon of the past and the Babylon of today?”
Today people are both strong and powerless! Self-destruction is inevitable!
The world is powerless.
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