Modern man became stagnated when he gave up the reins. Things became too complicated to be able to keep up with; too many people, super technology, and international relations. People found it easier to just pay taxes and let the leaders handle it.
Let the government leaders, business leaders, and the military leaders, with the help of scholars and experts, do what’s best for us all. Leave us free to work, have fun, and be happy.
When modern man gave up the reins, he gave up responsibility and gave his will to the rich and powerful. They took his will and gave it to the leaders, and instructed them to use it to serve the interests of the rich and powerful.
We are all destructive participants in a destructive world on a path of self destruction. To want to be enlightened, happy, or loved in the face of all this destruction is to be unconscious.
We need to learn with the sole end to understand. We need to understand what is really going on in this world, who is suffering, and how it got this way. Our soul purpose is to take back our will, take responsibility, and create solutions to bring the suffering to an end.