Guilt

Why blame yourself if you acted according to your conscience, did everything with the best intentions, and to the best of your abilities?
There is no point in blaming yourself for what you cannot change and what does not depend on you.
Guilt is felt only by the one who blames themselves for something. Those because of whom the accused feels guilty—are completely indifferent to it.

Remove from your life the people who make you feel guilty, or simply ignore them.
It’s important to remember that there are people who take satisfaction in making others feel guilty.

The feeling of guilt will not change the situation that put you in it.
So what is the point or benefit of feeling guilty?

Choice

Is there truly a choice, or is it predetermined by my destiny?
The answer is not as simple as it may seem.
What would have happened to my destiny if I had not made a certain choice?
Why can my choice both influence my fate and yet sometimes remain meaningless?
How does another person’s choice affect my destiny?
Is choice a conscious act, or is it something you are unaware of?
If you decided to answer—or not answer—these questions, then who made that choice for you?

We Lose Something

It seems to me that with the rapid development of science, we are also rapidly—and imperceptibly—losing something.
No matter how far we advance in mastering new technologies, our consciousness remains at the same level as it was thousands of years ago.
Not only have we not advanced, but we are slowly destroying our own awareness.

Just think about it—or read the biographies of people who lived hundreds or thousands of years ago. Compare people of the past with those living today, including ourselves.
It would seem that modern civilization has achieved unique breakthroughs in medicine, science, and technology, yet this has not brought us even a step closer to understanding the mystery and potential of our own consciousness.

Most discoveries of past centuries and millennia remain mysteries to us today.
The reflections of famous philosophers of the past are still quoted and remain relevant today.
It’s hard to imagine that the great discoveries of the past were made without computers.
Most architectural wonders were built without modern technology, and some cannot even be reproduced today.

Governments and societies of the past existed and functioned no worse than today, yet without telephones, the internet, television, or modern transportation.
We continue to lose something in the chaos of today. We rush somewhere, lack time, and many live in a state of constant stress.
We try to keep up with what ultimately doesn’t matter and, in the end, isn’t important for all of us today.

It seems to me that we have lost our way in much of what we have done and continue to do. And yet, we are convinced that each of us has a purpose, acting not only for our own benefit but also for those around us.
Humanity has gradually and unconsciously created a state and society for which it has become a slave. This does not depend on the political system or its level of development.

We have become hostages to taxes, inaccessible healthcare and education, unfair resource distribution, humiliating old age, and much more.
Worst of all, we have become hostages to wars and those who wage them—wars created by those we have chosen.
No one wants war, yet wars continue regardless of our wishes or abilities.

What Do You Think?

• Where will the creation of artificial intelligence in the image and likeness of its developers and their consciousness lead humanity?

• What might mindless and growing consumerism bring us to?

• What kind of progress (or regress) might result from the development of social networks, which have become the main devourers of our time?

• How long can a world survive in which most people live unhappily?

It is likely that in most cases there is little interest in such questions—due to lack of time or lack of curiosity.

I would like to quote Abraham Maslow:

“No social reforms, no matter how noble, no constitutions, plans, or laws will work until people are sufficiently healthy, strong, and developed—until they know themselves and wisely apply this knowledge in practice.”

For now, it seems to me that we are moving away from what could make us happier in this world.
We are losing something irreversibly in the depths of our consciousness.

Life

In life, we have two truly important things:

1. To be a good person.

2. To do what you love.

Everything else is a waste of time and energy.