Ah, let us all imagine the wonderful possibilities.
Can you imagine a world in which the highest value is placed upon the creation of harmony and cooperation? Can you not imagine a society in which the highest goals would be to seek the fulfillment and completion of your souls? A place in which spiritual goals are placed higher on the totem pole than how much money you earn? Is such a place possible?
More than possible. It has to be created. It is not an option.
History is filled with amazing twists and turns. Until the Middle Ages, humankind was mired in the fearsome world of the arbitrary God who was the center of their universe. Starting with the Renaissance, humans developed the intellectual skills and courage to break out of this suffocation divine dictatorship and start the road on which reason regned supreme. And this road has led us to the present, the Age of Materialism, in which Man is king.
Materialism has provided us with myriad creature comforts and benefits, for who would have thought that we could land on Mars and fly to the ends of the Earth in a few hours? All these advances in such a short itme! Yet, it has cost us dearly in terms of our collective humanity. Personal egotism and group centrism, a form of trbalism, constantly fed through our unending competition, have robbed us of our true nature and created a framework of fear and anxiety in which to live. One doesn,t have to be a prophet to see that we will self-destruct if we stay on this road.