In almost half of the countries in the world (194 in total) physical abuse of children in schools is allowed. In 31 countries (about 16%) the situation is so bad that children can get whipped or even amputated as a disciplinary measure. This is the outcome of research from Unicef, the children's fund of the United Nation, which was presented in Berlin yesterday. According to Unicef it is a paradox that abuse of grownups is prohibited in most countries, while they make exceptions for children. Only in fourteen countries (less than 10%) there is a complete ban on abuse of children. The UN-research furthermore shows that 150 million girls and 73 million boys are abused sexually (ld, Dutch). Every country still has extremely different norms, and totally different opinions about what is normal. The UN-research proves that again. What will happen if we connect these worlds in a way through which it looks like we are really there? The world will probably not become more stable. At least not in the short run. The future will show us.