ABSTRACT
My first obligation is to put my theme in perspective. To do this I call upon Martin Buber, the great Jewish theologian.
The fundamental fact of human existence is neither the individual as such nor the aggregate as such. The individual is a fact of existence in so far as he steps into a living relation with other individuals. The aggregate is a fact of existence in so far as it is built up of living units of relation. The fundamental fact of human existence is man with man. What is peculiarly characteristic of the human world is above all that something takes place between one being and another the like of which can be found nowhere in nature. ... I call this sphere . . . the sphere of "between" ... Where I and Thou meet, there is the realm of "between."
