The world and life as they are?

In the last few days, after receiving a gift of light, I've been feeling a bit sad and also relieved. My losses have always been surrounded by abrupt events, to which I've never been able to say goodbye. Since then, I've been questioning my life and the pressing reality.

I believe I spent 30 years in a kind of "bubble", where my life convictions were truly lived within my family. My life has always been about family and living according to my deepest beliefs. What makes me happy, after leaving this "bubble," was that my family, friends and colleagues also, in a way, lived these precepts. But now, everything has changed.

I've been thrown into a world that values digital, exposure and immediacy. Limits are now defined by what one wants to experience, regardless of whether or not one has the means to do so. Personal relationships are now very fluid and lacking in commitment, marked by the "test drive" concept—trying things out, evaluating them, and, if they don't work, discarding them, as if they were fast food. I don't mean to disparage those who live this way, but I'm frightened by the lack of commitment, the desire to make things work and the sparkle in their eyes.

I understand that this way might be less painful and safer for those who don't want to feel loss and pain. It's easier and less complicated to end the experience... yes, experience. That leap into the dark, the feeling of taking risks, of opening your heart and creating more lasting relationships is being lost. It's increasingly difficult to see what's inside people, as we can no longer penetrate the shield we all have to wear. Relationships today are increasingly linked to the external and less and less to the internal.

As culture increasingly deteriorates in favor of a seemingly perfect world, the growth of the soul has been increasingly weakened. This also contributes to the breakdown of family relationships, the importance of caring for others and family, and the belief that we should live life according to our own rules, regardless of what life imposes on us. The collective is being destroyed by the individual.

This becomes increasingly clear when it comes to the image of "old," which society increasingly views as a burden. I've had to care for "old people" for almost my entire life and I don't regret it; quite the opposite: I'm proud. Proud to be able to give back to the one who gave me everything throughout my life: character, truth, support, ideals and education, regardless of financial circumstances. However, I hear a lot these days that this path undermines the dreams of younger people and that it's better to "outsource" the issue, because time passes quickly and we have to "enjoy life."

Obviously, caring isn't always possible due to life's circumstances and reality, and it's necessary to outsource it. What I question is what matters most in all of this... charity, translated here as love, affection and caring. Always being present and living the journey is important for us to grow as human beings. I've noticed that much is said and little is done, as we are increasingly less prepared for loss, disappointment, hardship and pain. This is being lost, as it's increasingly clear that society only wants the benefits and less and less the obligations.

We all seem to still believe in charity, but it's diminishing. Today's reality is much more about "every man for himself" than about "together we will win." Collective interest is being replaced by personal and extrapersonal interest... in other words, we are becoming numbers and images on cell phones.

I'm writing this text simply as a rant, not to criticize, but to expose what I see, increasingly, on every corner, in every home, in the newspaper, on TV and on the street... life is becoming less and less valued, and having things, reaching the top, is becoming increasingly important.

We cannot forget where we come from, who we are and what we want to be. Feeling and reflecting are the essence of who we are, making us go beyond and recognize the best within ourselves. If we are merely a sound, an image, a shadow, it becomes easier to forget that we are human, social and collective beings.

As I've heard many times: "The needs of the many override the needs of the few or the one." Herein lies the essence of society... a collective. The world is, every day, transforming into an island full of the privileged surrounded by hordes of castaways living on what they can get.

We urgently need to remember who we are and where we came from... Seek peace and charity!!