This world is neither good nor bad, it's us who make it so. Ultimately, if every man is a Universe upon himself, then it's up to you. It's up to your intention, your thoughts, and your actions. It's up to all and every one of us.

I think in the mundane sense there are many truths, and everyone has their own truth based on the sum of experiences of their life. Ultimately the truth is one of course, but perhaps it's just too mysterious, inconceivable, or possibly just too difficult to comprehend by an ordinary mind. To know the higher truth one has to transcend the ordinary mind and get enlightened.

Everything new is just well forgotten old. The paradigm was always one and the same, learning, evolution, development, and expansion. Why? Because the Universe is expanding. So the measure should be the Universal values—treasure all life, do no harm, evolve. Just don't bring any religion into this, people will argue and divide endlessly.

There's nothing like a great metaphor, some humor, insight, and sometimes even poetry to make an article worth reading, and a delight. I also learned a few things from reading your piece, thank you.