Huge megalopolises, chimneys soaring skyward, clouds of smoke and steam, skyscrapers made of glass and plastic - some one and a half centuries ago, such pictures appeared only in the imagination of science fiction writers. Today it is our everyday reality. And not only this.
WHAT IS THE PROGRESS
Blocked buses, electric trains, subway cars, where people are crammed like sprat into a jar. Nervous buzzing overpasses and highways, anthill offices, multi-storey "hives" in dormitory areas. The Creator hardly conceived the world like that. However, the Almighty endowed man with free will, the right to make his own choice - so we did it.
It was we who created this crazy, suffocating world, where every day is stress, and every breath is violence against our own body. But we hardly ever complain, we are used to it and no longer imagine what could be otherwise. Although at the dawn of the era of technocracy, no one probably thought how much progress would reach.
However, any coin has two sides. By and large, we got everything we wanted - material comfort with all the amenities. But what about psychological comfort? Harmony and health of mind and body? Well, you have to pay for everything. Of course, we ourselves decide how to live. But, tell me honestly, are you personally ready right now to exchange all the benefits of civilization for a house in the forest? Not in a village or a village - there are chimeras, from which, in fact, local residents flee to big cities. No, it is in the forest, in the open field, where there is not a soul around for many miles - but nature, peace and quiet.
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I strongly doubt it. Only holy hermits were capable of this before. After all, a person is a social being, contact with his own kind is necessary for him like air. Even if this air contains the entire periodic table, and communication takes a lot of strength and energy. So the escape from civilization often turns into a banal trip to the country house or a trip to the suburban forest, where alone or in the company of our closest people, we rest in body and soul, recharge ourselves with the positive energy of nature - in a word, we recover.
However, after a couple of days, a week, at most two, we are already striving to return back. We lack drive, adrenaline, stress - this is how most modern inhabitants of megacities now understand life.
AGGRESSORS AGAINST
Wait, maybe this is the way out? Every weekend or as needed, go somewhere far away, where there is no gas pollution, picky bosses, crowds in the subway and annoying interlocutors. Let's be realistic: at best, such an escape (or, if you will, such a rest) can be considered a half measure. It's like an aspirin pill against the background of pneumonia: the temperature will drop for a while, but the infection will not go anywhere.
Observe yourself. Just imagine: only last night you returned from the dacha, where you communicated exclusively with your family - you went to the forest, picked berries, enjoyed the smell of freshly cut grass, and also the very fact that you kneaded your bones, for the sake of variety, toiled on the ground.
Already in the city you woke up in a great mood, full of strength, energy and the best hopes, went to work. We went down to the subway, squeezed into a crowded carriage, and there … Nothing special, everything is as usual. Someone accidentally stepped on their feet, touched them with a shoulder (a trifle, but unpleasant), someone swears among themselves (this does not apply to you personally, but for some reason the mood falls).
Or maybe even the carriage is half empty, no one is rude to anyone, but a man sits next to him, from whom a mile away blows negative. He does not even look at you, does not try to strike up a conversation - he just thinks about his own, about something clearly unpleasant. Maybe he had a row with his wife, maybe at work problems or debts are above the roof - but you never know what. If you are not a telepathic person, then you will hardly read your neighbor's thoughts - but you will feel his energy for sure.
Because any communication, any contact, even without words, is an energy exchange. And in this case, they unwittingly shared with you a solid portion of the negative. Well, how are you? Still upbeat? I think not very much. But there is still a whole working day ahead …
Ideally, if you like your job, and the team is a close-knit friendly team, where everyone wishes everyone exceptionally good. Yes, it happens, but, alas, very, very rare. On the other hand, not every office resembles a terrarium of like-minded people, but a few unkind, envious, and sometimes frankly cruel people are everywhere. And, again, you don't even have to communicate closely with them - it is enough that you are in one place at the same time.
Put on a new suit that suits you, got your hair done, received an award, your work was highly appreciated by the chef - all these events are certainly pleasant. In theory, you should be happy, but even the joy turns out to be somehow incomplete. You may not even notice the sidelong glances and unkind comments of envious people, but your energy will feel everything. And of course, such attacks won't do her good.
And what do we end up with? Shattered nerves, depressed or, conversely, an aggressive mood, chronic fatigue, poor health - and then serious psychosomatic diseases are not far. Isn't the price too high for the progress and benefits of civilization?
ENERGY CROWD VIRUSES
In fairness, it must be said: in society we not only lose, but also gain energy. And not even always negative. People feel this intuitively, and when they experience an incomprehensible discomfort (and in fact, a lack of energy), their legs seem to lead them in the right direction - to a concert, to a club, a shopping center, a theater. Here, everyone chooses what is closer to him, or rather, more needed at the moment.
“I need to stay among people” - this is usually how we explain the state of emptiness, energy and emotional decline. In essence, in such moments we behave like real energy vampires. And there is no need to be ashamed of this: sometimes everyone does it. But the effect of such a recharge does not last long - as a rule, until the next attack.
At the same time, the risk of picking up some kind of energy virus in the crowd is quite high. Take a rock concert, for example. So much drive, strength, youthful energy - and you are happy to merge with the crowd, drink this invigorating cocktail to the bottom, not noticing that other ingredients may be mixed in it. Intolerance and categoricalness, for example, or self-doubt, or maybe something else worse.
And if you are not at a concert, but, say, at a rally? It seemed like they were just passing by - and now they are ready to chant along with everyone: "Down with!" or "Long live!" Strange, isn't it? Most of these "eclipses" quickly pass - people then themselves wonder what has come over them. But if the energy is greatly weakened, it will easily pick up any virus - and, in fact, a person will sacredly believe in other people's ideas, live someone else's life, which, as you understand, is extremely undesirable from any point of view.
Here's an example that's not so radical. The young man just graduated from school, has little idea of what he would like to do, and therefore enters the university chosen by his parents. Firstly, he used to trust them, and secondly, this is just a diploma. You can get a second higher education, transfer to another university, work outside your specialty, after all. In short, there are a lot of options, there is nothing to worry about.
But then the guy ends up at the institute. He is captured by student life, and enthusiastic teachers literally infect him with their energy, their passion - and very soon the young man already considers the parental choice his own. He likes it here! He really dreams of becoming a lawyer (doctor, scientist, top manager)!
And he becomes, and achieves certain (sometimes very impressive) successes, and then … Then anything can happen: an unexpected nervous breakdown, a sudden illness, an accident. A person accepted someone else's program as his own - and this substitution gradually destroyed his energy, broke his defense.
THREE LANDS AND BACK
One might get the impression that we, the modern inhabitants of big cities, are doomed. But, fortunately, things are not so tragic. Energy is restored, and with it vitality and defense mechanisms are restored. And best of all, if you trust a specialist - healer, bioenergy therapist.
Some try to go this way on their own, but few succeed. A solitary life in the forest, as we found out, suits only a few. And the now popular down-shifting removes only some of the problems, and sometimes even adds new ones.
In general, such a tendency 'suggests that something is wrong with our life. The term itself comes from the English downshifting, which literally means "switching the car to a lower gear." There are more and more people who deliberately "reduce transmission", especially in megacities.
And this is no coincidence. A career race, continuous stress, nervous, emotional, and energy exhaustion make people think about how to return to themselves, to personal values, how to restore harmony with themselves, with loved ones, with the world.
A person intuitively tries to find a path that will lead him to happiness, will allow him to "heal" the energy, return to nature and eternal values. Successful professionals voluntarily leave stuffy offices, leave for provincial cities or villages, try to work on the land to revive the lost connection with nature.
And at first, many people really feel a surge of strength, positive energy, feel that life is beginning to fill with meaning. But if the energy sector has suffered too much, a simple move from the city will not solve the problem: it requires the work of a specialist.
One cannot discount the fact that villages, townships, small towns are special energy systems, each with its own characteristics. And it's not a fact that you will come to court. That is why a person who is looking for peace away from civilization, striving to recuperate and find himself, often finds himself involved in a new cycle of problems.
The hostile attitude of local residents, the difficulties of adaptation - this is not the most difficult thing. Apathy, depression, slow extinction in some remote corners of our vast homeland are literally in the air. Energy here may well turn out to be unhealthy, despite the closeness to nature. Hence the drunkenness and blues, which have infected the Russian hinterland from time immemorial. That is why young people tend to leave for big cities, and not just for a long ruble, as many believe.
Meanwhile, it is not at all necessary to go in search of happiness beyond the distant lands. You can live life to the fullest both in a small village and in a metropolis, you can work and earn a lot in a large corporation or have a small, easy family business. The choice, as always, is yours.
But, wherever you live, whatever you do, healthy energy will always be the main condition for your happiness and well-being. Cope yourself? Excellent! No? A good healer or bioenergy therapist can be found far from civilization, and in the largest cities in the world - if you wish.
Olga MALYSHEVA
