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We stand at the edge of multiple crises. Ecological disaster looms as we deplete the world’s resources and poison the land we live on. Global temperatures rise, and adverse weather conditions grow more extreme. At some point soon, we may pass a threshold from which we can no longer prevent the collapse of our environment. At the same time, technology accelerates at an unprecedented pace. Paired with globalization and the relentless machinery of late-stage capitalism, millions are losing their livelihoods to AI and automation. Disconnected from work, from meaning, and from one another, many find themselves alienated in a world no longer built for them. More deeply, we are experiencing a crisis of meaning itself; many of us feel the world and our place in it no longer feel solid . The structures that once held us — religion, philosophy, community — have fractured. Philosophy questioned religion, then turned its skeptical gaze upon itself, leaving us with fractured ideologies and compet...

Decent People I’ve done nothing wrong. I was raised on soil, on names, on truths that built this place. And now you tell me to bow, to doubt, to unlearn. I will not. I owe no apology for the blood in my veins, the stories I keep, the pride I carry. You call it hate — I call it home. You call it fear — I call it knowing where I belong. I am not lost. I see clearly. It is you who drift, who tear down what you could never build. I stand on ground my fathers worked, under a flag they bled to raise. I will not kneel. I will not forget. My beliefs are not wrong. My voice will not fade. And when the time comes, I will rise with all those you tried to silence. But wait — Are we not the decent ones? Those of us who defend the old ways, who honor what came before, who stand for what is right? Then why do I feel this knot in my chest, this whisper in my mind? Why does it sting when I see others called to stand alongside us, and yet we mock them, shame them for speaking truth? Maybe it’s not us wh...

Imagine a young man scrolling twitter, chasing status but feeling hollow. This is the crisis of meaning —a world where old certainties have crumbled. Capitalism turns identity into a product, technology splinters our focus, and sacred stories no longer guide us. Globalization uproots us, leaving us rootless, while our tribal instincts clash with modern life. Yet history whispers hope: humanity has faced such voids before and forged new paths. This is our challenge—and our opportunity. The modern crisis of meaning begins with the collapse of shared metaphysical certainties. As traditional religious, mythic, and philosophical worldviews lost their authority, individuals were left to construct meaning in an increasingly fragmented and pluralistic world. This metaphysical vacuum was deepened by globalization, which disembedded people from place-based, communal identities (human speak: uprooted from local communities), leaving them rootless in an interconnected, placeless world. Into this ...

I am a Catholic. After 55 years, I've only been able to grasp two aspects of God : 1) Entropy , and  2) His Compassion for His Creation --- Hinduism offers a delightful parallel to this belief system. Brahman is God— the infinite, formless totality of all that is. Brahma is God the Creator, Vishnu is God the Nurturer and Protector, Shiva is God the Destroyer and Transformer. Ātman is the divine spark within us, forever craving oneness with Brahman. Śūnyatā (शून्यता) is the realization of this reality—the embrace of emptiness, of nothingness. Karuṇā (करुणा) is our response to this truth—compassion, the only fitting reaction to existence. That is my philosophy. My Übergedanke is Śūnyatā . My Überwerte is Karuṇā . Ralph Waldo Emerson once said,  “ We are all part and particle of God. ” I wholeheartedly agree. --- While I believe there is truth in Hinduism, I don’t agree with all of it —especially the human interpretations. I don’t believe in the traditional Hindu notion of reinca...

Heartbreak strikes like thunder, A sudden crack, a sharp divide, A rift between what’s real And all we hoped would be. Loneliness, a quiet ache, A stretching void, a steady pull, A lingering whisper Of all that’s left unsaid. Yet both are merely symptoms, Of being caught in time, Attached to moments fixed and still, As if we could define. But in the flow of becoming, Where all is ever changing, Heartbreak softens into growth, And loneliness finds meaning. For in this endless unfolding, We are not lost, but found— Each ache, a step towards wholeness, Each tear, a seed in ground. Heartbreak and loneliness may manifest differently—one as a shock, a sudden rupture, and the other as a gradual, constant ache—but at their core, they are both about involuntary separation. In both cases, there is a gap between potential and reality—the painful awareness of what could have been, what should have been, but has either never been or is now lost. In heartbreak, it’s that violent rupture of connectio...

A Critique of Byung-Chul Han's Views on Excess Positivity In our modern society, excess positivity —a concept explored by Byung-Chul Han in his works The Burnout Society (2015) and The Transparency Society (2012)—plays a significant role in shaping emotional experiences, often distorting our perceptions of " what should be " versus " what is ". This imbalance creates a gap between idealized versions of life (success, happiness, optimization) and the reality many people face, leading to feelings of loneliness, alienation, and dejection. These higher-level emotions arise not just from unmet expectations but also from a lack of authentic, primal emotional experiences. This framework, rooted in Han’s theory, echoes Michel Foucault's work on bio-power and the disciplinary society. Foucault argued that modern societies control individuals not through coercion, but through self-regulation and internalized norms . In Discipline and Punish (1975), he discusses how th...