WE302 || Materialistic culture, in a vulnerable and self-sufficient society...

In response to question 5, which was proposed in this edition, here is my answer.

Really, people at certain times in our lives are selfish and greedy... I think that they are conditions inherent to the human being, that with their virtues, mental, emotional limitations, and their weaknesses, in their variety of nuances, are expressed in each of us, in different ways.

In addition, I also believe that we are all influenced by the environment in which we are born (upbringing), lifestyle, reason, fear of the future, anxiety about material deficiencies, low self-esteem and the how-where, we develop.

Without a doubt, we are not the same as others, but selfishness, greed, happens all the time and somehow that energy is very close in our environment, it's amazing, how it happens.

When a behavior becomes collective, common among many, they associate, validate it and there comes a time when it becomes normalized. In fact, there is an explanation for the ignorant that also validates it for crumbs, and to suffer less. Suffering is carried inside by the one who understands and knows that what is happening is not right.... The latter self-censors or rebels in any way, that is... suffer!.

Because impulsive responses self-sabotage what we build, simply because we do not pause before responding, that's why we all need those times to lower our cortisol levels (stress) and return to calm, and thus take care of ourselves and our bonds, which are the most precious thing we have.

Personally, today I choose to answer this question, maybe, because it's dawn and I think I'm wearing dark glasses.

In my inner dialogue, the critical voice is like having an internal judge who only sees the bad and the compassionate voice is like having a wise and loving friend who accompanies you with honesty and affection.

So when selfishness and greed are in the air, in my condo, my environment, in myself, like this day, I decide to change my glasses for clearer ones, because the day is just starting and the macro solution is not in my hands, but my self-esteem is, so when I feel like this I look for something to take care of. I do short tasks, which I know I can finish quickly, and they give focus and attention to my benefit without caring about other people's cost.

I look at the sun through the window and I smile eagerly with all the muscles of my face so that the brain finds out that that's what I want... smile💖

Janitze 💃