The Strongest Source of Insecurity in the Modern Society

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One of the things that I aspire to achieve in this blog is honesty and open communication with all the members.

That is why I rarely buy into some motivational ideas that are enforced through the media of our modern society. There is a huge problem with that way of thinking.

I want to emphasize on it in order to maintain this trust that we have come to achieve as a community.
The thing that I am talking about is the Spirit of Equality.

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A great source of anxiety and depression in the modern society is envy. When I use the word ‘envy’ I am not necessarily talking about the petty feeling of wanting what other people have.

This is much deeper than that.

After the process of identification, we come to know who we are and what we really want out of this life. That is when the idea of working hard with a powerful mindset in order to achieve ‘success’ comes to play.

Our society supports this mindset, as it is constantly pointed out that we are all equal and have the same chances as any other human being.

In this case, success is not achieved by a combination of hard work and chance, but it is a mandatory concept that relies heavily on your personal talent and skills.

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Our society has the spirit of equality, but does not maintain the elements that bring about true equality. That gives way to ‘envy’ which we talked about earlier.

When you can relate to other people, the society with a spirit of equality creates a sense of envy for those people, because what it is selling you is merely a beautiful lie.

Imagine the Queen of England. She is wealthier than us and is renowned by everyone in the world. Yet, we cannot feel envious of the kind, because she is not one of us.

But imagine that you have to attend a school reunion after years. You get to meet the kind of people that were once the same as you, but now each of them represents a certain level of social hierarchy.

In this situation, it is easy to get anxiety, depression, and fall into the trap of insecurity, because now your lack of success falls on ‘you’ and your inaptitude to achieve anything of particular merit or value.

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The modern society might sell you the idea that everyone is equal, but that is not necessarily the problem.

The problem is that it also sells us the idea of ‘success’ and what it looks like, which usually involves riches and wealth.

Whatever the idea, you should understand that the modern society of our world has basically turned our lives into the School Reunion, where every failure falls directly and completely on the person who may have not been lucky enough to catch their breakthrough.

That is why the suicide rate of developed and first world societies ironically transcends those countries whose people believe in fate.

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Here is the truth: If we want to truly find peace and comfort with the life that we are living, we should have our own independent definition of ‘success’ and how it is achieved.

The way of society gives in to many insecurities that come along with the spirit of equality. We may have equal rights, but our chances, opportunities, and life circumstances are not the same.

Have your own definition of success and work towards it, regardless of what society might tell you about your own life and identity. - Hive account@chbartist

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