‘May I join you?’, I asked three young men who had come with their children. A lively conversation developed with one of the men, who was about 35 years old. He told me about his company, which he ran independently and where he employed 25 people in the motoring industry. They came from many different countries and often had no formal vocational training, but a lot of practical experience. His home was also far away from Germany, in Kazakhstan. ‘It's important to me to give all those who would otherwise hardly get a job a chance here!’ he told me. ‘And how do you achieve a common understanding?’ I asked with interest. "I always try to find out who can do what and then involve people in small, specific projects in the company where they can get to know and appreciate each other in their diversity! And the atmosphere is really good at our company because people – with all their difficult experiences – feel accepted and appreciated!‘ Full of joy, I said to him, ’It's truly a piece of the living human family!‘ ’I've never thought of it that way, but that's really how it is!" was his reply.
