and, above all, good health!

    In other words: I hope that your year and your health will be excellent. But I don't have a hold over one (what is “good” for you?) or the other (your health)!

    The reasons to concern ourselves about “living in society” together are numerous. You only have to say a few key words such as Copenhagen, oil shortages, global warming, global migration, terrorism, etc. for some people to get a fearful glimpse of the date 20.12.2012.

    But reasons to be hopeful do exist; we carry them within us… and perhaps this is what makes us so fragile! Indeed, in our world in which we, and we alone, take the decisions, we can no longer defer to a god as the source of all our misfortunes and… occasionally our moments of happiness. How easy and practical it used to be! No, today, we have to “make our own happiness”, like we make a cake or a meal. Whether it's delicious or a total disaster, it will be thanks to you or… your fault. So get your aprons on!

    And what about Ciarus? With you, our friends, partners, customers, employees, why should I doubt, even for an instant: the year will be good and so will our health!

Bernard Saettler, Chairman of the Advisory Council.