A survey in the UK from 2019 found that across all age groups, 80% of
people found life to be meaningless. The feeling is greatest in younger
generations. Keep in mind, this is before the COVID era.
The
primary reason people felt their lives were meaningless was that
finances were holding them back from fully living. I would challenge
this. I think something much deeper is going on.
The meaning
crisis is emerging from a greater metacrisis. The convergence of global
challenges, societal collapse, and human suffering are all interrelated
and driven by complex connections.
On a deep level, most of us
sense that something is not right with the way our world functions, and
we’ve reached a point where this truth is so loud we can’t ignore it. As
I’ve often stated, it’s an uncomfortable and uncertain evolutionary pressure. It’s exactly what we need to push us to evolve.
Yet
with all of this ‘change’ unfolding across every layer of society -
including in our minds, emotions, consciousness and relationships -
uncertainty for the future can feel heavy....<<<Read More>>>...