The astrology of the moment reminds me of something my father often said to me as a kid, “if [insert name here] jumped off a cliff, would you?” I’m sure you heard it too!
The question then followed with the regular belligerent teenage eye roll. There was a part of you that knew your dad was probably right. Despite that, you didn’t want to listen, didn’t want to give him that satisfaction of being right, or you just couldn’t see what his wisdom and experience could see.
Whether it’s dealing with a teenager or humanity as a whole, it seems that few people have the capacity to learn from the past. We always think we know better. We think things are different this time around. We think that the worst possible scenario couldn’t happen. We think we are more progressive, more educated, more liberal, and more evolved.
Right now, humanity is standing at the edge of the cliff. The edge of technological advancements that will radically reshape the way we live faster than we can catch up with it. There is also the ideological cliff where belonging to the tribe comes at the expense of thinking for oneself, asking questions, and being independent of mind.
