We are lonely not because we do not have a shoulder to lean on or people around to hear us out. After all, a problem shared as they say is half solved. Even if this means the shoulders we lean on have to suppress or compound their own worries just for a moment.
A lot of things that mattered in recent history don’t appear to carry a lot of weight any longer and those that still do, come with a debate and split perspectives. Sometimes for the good to challenge ourselves progressively and rightfully so. Sometimes a back door opening to heightened sensitivity, pressure and hate.
The price for our fast evolving world and the remarkable pace of our progress and growth? Or an end product of our respective stimulated ambitions, diverse perspectives and how much we have greatly achieved with the glaring potential to do more than ever as a global collective group?
Wherever the chips fall, this further underlines the reality of perhaps the most “pressured point era” in recent history. A welcome mention that people who lived through other transformative eras in history might beg to differ. And rightfully so.
That being said, all we know is now and it does feel like a fast compounding web of heightened expectations, “hate for clicks”, “be seen better” and perhaps the highest velocity of information overload ever, incubated in the digital age underpinned by a “in your face” social media generation.
Back to the why, we are perhaps lonely as a price for our collective success, the hate and rivalry developed along the way or carried forward and an unwavering pressure compounded by the diversity of who we are. The cautionary tale of a blessing and a curse wrapped in one bowl of limitless possibilities. One we have to cautiously guard, continuously reflect on and consider in our actions to bring about some form of equilibrium and balance.
And maybe, just maybe a step closer to a more organic and manageable level of pressure along with the opportunity to breathe much easier again.
BJA | TDM 