Bereavement

Perception, fully embracing logic, restricting the opportunity of emotional influence, results in imbalance of life. In a world where everyone calls for attention, yet, despite of being heard, the care to listen graces sparsely in a transitory state, while severity takes a back set as a spectator,  without impeding desire to intervene, personifying the reflection of the majority. The concept of unity in globalisation pats gently, as a romantic illusion, and concerns for personal incentives gain priority over idealised opportunities to build empires. An empire is stable in numbers, yet the human condition prods to itch for 'more'. Not every soul prefers a humble life, when temptation of the eluded distance between contented comforts and lush luxury tantalises within, continuously allowing insecurities to question in self-doubt, intentionally vexing tranquillity's touch, to provoke a test of self-limitation... as though gratitude bares boundaries... Everyone wants to comfortably survive, yet standards of material living ceaselessly escalate, regardless of each member's affluence or lack of, in every form of empire. What happens, when the majority desire empires of their own? In the origins of humanity's history, royalty was never about power, it was about the leader's responsibility to offer holistic benefit to the community. Another romantic perspective, one would dismiss and insist that life is about 'survival of the fittest'... But what is the standard of 'the fittest' today and what exactly is suggested by the flexible hypothetical 'fittest' in such a statement?

The modern day empire could be compared, to a "major achievement"  or "next financial survivor's step" or "an over-glorified clique", depending on one's perception. One would advise, "Make sure the members of your empire are willing to be of service to you" or "Question the quality of each person--not necessarily by accomplishments--prior to acceptance"--but wait! In this evolving cyber world of insane multitudes, you mean to say, the quality of the person alone cannot build and maintain stability of an empire. That is correct. An empire, is not only dependant on the emperor's influence, but also is as good as the loyalty within the mass of it. Consider, both, micro and macroeconomics of this perspective. Although, the comparison of scales differs, this is definite, as it has been proven throughout history in governments globally. How can a modern founder of a cyber foundation, a modern day emperor, self made CEO, ensure long-term stability? Not to play devil's advocate, but at the rate artificial intelligence has ruled, the next step a successful empire must make is to depend on A.I. 'more'. I can't say that I ethically agree, being so pro nature and human emotion, but looking further now isn't difficult...One of the biggest problems people have is that we don't really want to deep dive too forward in theory, because time is stressing and fleeting, despite the lessons in diverse cultures, involving extreme indifference and immoral responses. This is because the destination leads to an unpleasant vista without optimal preparation yet everyone doesn't own the optimal. Oh.. and if you think A.I. isn't already in command, try accessing your options, (learn something without going online... get money or pay someone without using technology... talk to a long-distance friend  without the internet or even snail mail--oh that's using technology, too.) Hmm... what's next to expect--complete dependency? Better to ask, what can be done to preserve that which is most human about our methods of communication and achievement? Perhaps, to aide perception's view, the old adage "in order to take two steps forward, we must take one step back" stands reasonable; after all, when you're running too fast you miss more about your environment than you can understand. That's when, it's not enough to take a day off for a hike in nature, rather a week of rough camping to recharge and remind oneself the worth of extreme efforts. 

The majority of humanity simply wants to live a peaceful abundant life, with the least stress  affecting good health. Sounds good, I'm in.That's pretty basic...Until our lust for convenience has offered an opportunity for artificial intelligence to dominate the way we communicate and survive to potentially thrive in stability. Change is inevitable, as humanity has changed in the disguised name of evolution, but what is really happening to humanity while we flex our selves for survival's demand? How can we understand the quality of our offered reflected emotions, balancing logic's strategic actions, offering an ethical impact for the masses who share no desire for living online rather long for stable living for themselves and their children? To answer such questions, we must draw the strength to ask ourselves, "What are we doing wrong that continues this unethical cycle, using the majority's disposition instead of balancing life scales for humanity holistically?" People are intelligent enough to create artificial intelligence for the means of their own financial luxury, but not for the humanity as a whole. Good intentions don't save the day, when profit defines power and those who claim the most deem regal benefits dismissing emotions as meaningless sentiment. Fortunately, not everyone is mainly focused on profit. There are emperors and empires, that know the balance between logic and emotion, and claim humble opportunities to assist humanity. Those who chose to influence humanity carry greater responsibility in offering their influence--whether by services or by material means--moreover offering efforts for balanced globalization and not mere means of potential global opportunities. Such "leaders"  strive as examples in humble silence... Solopreneurs, entrepreneurs, professionals, creators, influencers, business owners, freelancers... Family, friends, loved ones... Everyone is invited to choose what level of impact his or her vibration will contribute to a moment of humanity's experience...whether engaged within social gatherings or within tranquility's clasp of humble solitude. 

We learn from the past through independent research, not necessarily through bias guidance. This underestimated dedication requires courage. Research well into the Middle Ages of European and World History, especially in regards to social evolution and the effects of famine and post war as well as the influence of the Industrial Revolution. There is benefit to understanding human reactions as History proves traumatic events that influence in an intricate level even today. History has been written by the victors, thus expressed by the victors' perceptions; yet each person's perception offers additional perspectives to understanding past events and sharing perceptions aids each mind's ability to reconstruct more accurate understanding--not only of former events in History but also in understanding how the past has inadvertently effected our modern day as well as how our mind's ability to collect insight can be understood in alternative self-realization. To dedicate time for research, with an unbiased open mind requires the will to face the self and unidentified fears, while abandoning defense of biased influences, as our manner of cumulative beliefs and conditioned thinking patterns may conflict with an array of findings. Acceptance of influential information does not mean an abandonment to loyalty of beliefs; on the contrary, to fear the potential influence or power of knowledge means abandonment of faith in one's own collective standards and loyalty to beliefs. In other words, if you're afraid to discover truths that means you doubt your our faith and manner of reasoning, therefore you wordlessly admit a lack of faith in beliefs and mental ability. The definitive word for this lack of action is coward, yet there is a counter word. When we choose how to mold our minds, in confidence, we choose to do the work independently without any form of bias influence, open to understanding causes and reactions of the past and present, with collected information of historic and genetic cumulative study, we choose to broaden the pathways that challenge our fears thus eliminating the space our internal fears attempt to claim. 

When I started writing today, I wanted to offer another message that expressed information about me and how events affected who I am today... and how such experiences and perceptions can offer humble insight, but this subject matter came forth first... Perhaps  because I understand that it is the entirety that affects the one soul and that each soul influences through emotion in silence, regardless of words. 

Gratitude for your presence,

Chariklia Oikonomopoulou