Wer wir waren

Roger Willemsen was working on a new book before his death. It was to be titled "Who We Were" and would examine our present – from the future. When Roger Willemsen fell ill in the summer of 2015, he halted work on this book. Central thoughts from it are captured in a compelling speech about the future, which became his last public appearance. It is not only a melancholic summary and brilliant analysis of an extraordinary contemporary but also a passionate plea for a detachment from the rapid pace of time. It is a call to the next generation to not acquiesce.

"We were those who knew but did not understand, full of information but lacking insight, brimming with knowledge but sparse in experience. Thus we went, unimpeded by ourselves."
Roger Willemsen.