Beyond the Weight of the World

Life can feel good until you are randomly hit by a wave of sadness, I feel sadness at the passing of people I didn't know but who made my life brighter. And sadness too for people I didn't know whose awful and undeserved deaths made me question what world we're living in. No human should be bombed or drowned seeking safety.

I feel sadness too for those  dealing with the fallout of murderous  government policies that have led to the worst cost of living crisis in generations. People left with less and less because the rich are taking more and more. 

Ultimately we are all an intrinsic part of this universe. We are all interconnected, and even though each of us separate individuals.We should appreciate the slender threads that hold us together. Through compassion we can share the ultimate and most meaningful embodiment of our emotional maturity. If we stop feeling for strangers we lose the energy to make the world better. People were created to be loved. Things were created to be used. The reason the world is in chaos, is things are being loved and people are being used.

There's  sorrow and pain in everyone's life, in this world full of darkness, but going over our sad thoughts and feelings, again and again can lead to further  depression and states of anxiety. But the history of depression is a history of our contemporary capitalist world ,and also, a history of violence, the violence that people of color, or LGBT people, or asylum seekers, experience on a daily basis, a violence both physical and psychic. 

.All of this to say that the current, social, political, economic, ecological  crisis is thus a mental health crisis as well. The perpetuum mobile of capitalism and its exhaustion of resources also pertains to mental resources. The economic and the psychological seem to have become indistinguishable from each other, as the double meaning of depression would also suggest. Naturally, we are not all in the same boat, or in the same bed. We are not all depressed (and those of us who are are experiencing it in the same way, or for the same reasons). We are not equally fucked (up). Some strata of society have access to futurity in ways that others do not, some bear the burden more than others, and  some simply die sooner than others .

What's important to remember there's power in overcoming sadness.  It's time we stop being ashamed of when we are sad - the faster we embrace our less good moments the sooner we can enjoy the good ones to come. I cry a lot as an expression of joy, sadness and passion. I cry sometimes  through frustration  or joy  after hearing  something musically moving or news of  people overcoming adversity.  Crying is part of my empathy.

It's ok to not be ok. you are certainly not to blame. There is no one size fits all solution, though sharing, communicating with the people you love and that love you back can  help. Your mental health matters, your mental  well-being matters, You matter, don't forget that,

There are shortcuts to happiness and dancing is one that I heartedly embrace. A form of silent poetry in which you can participate wildly or gracefully, at your own free will.  Healthy eating, exercise, meditation, consuming positive content, and therapy are also all great ways to break out of the depressive thought cycle, medication even,.

Try to  remember that every now and then there's a ray of light that melts the loneliness in your heart and brings comfort, a future of possibilities, though the climate crisis quite literally annihilates this future as such. despite this never give up, no matter what.  Always believe in yourself and keep going, even when things don't go your way. You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. Continue to be transformed; by the power of your minds, feelings and emotions.We can solidify and  support one another, and  weather the storms.

The coordinated dismantling of capitalism in every nation is also  becoming rather necessary to citizens around the world. After all capitalism  is basically modern day slavery. The literal chains and whips have been replaced by more insidious methods of subjugation. Feudalism didn't die, it's just been reimagined. The elites and privileged still rule and shape this world.

Human beings must look beyond this archaic system of exploitation which is currently leaving so many feeling depressed and hopeless.in realms of hardship. The capitalist mode of production creates a culture, which incentivizes the pursuit of hoarding money above all else. Success is measured by your wallet, rather than your overall happiness. As  result  this rat race coerces human beings into becoming cogs in our capitalist system, and as a result, alienates us from the joys of life. 

We must not be resigned to this system of coercion and control that  is ugly, banal and cruel, instead we must put our heads down, and put in the hard work it will take to change this system. Shed those feelings of alienation and depression, which have been ingrained in you by the modern-day capitalist system. Find renewed motivation in the struggle to create a better world for ourselves, and all those who will be born after us. We must reject the capitalist propaganda which assures us success in life is equivalent to how much wealth one accrues. We can find joy and purpose in fighting for a cause bigger than ourselves.

For as long as capitalism has existed, workers and unions have had to fight to protect their health from the conditions bred by a society blindly pursuing profit. In the workplaces, this has meant winning victories like the eight hour work day in the early 1900s.This struggle continues today, where we need to continually fight against the exploitative conditions that cause us to become mentally and physically unwell. Fighting against abusive managers, toxic work environments, long hours, lack of benefits and poverty wages are part of the fight for our own mental health.

In this moment in time amidst  the cost of living crisis we also need a Poll Tax level of solidarity to prevent a winter, not just of discontent, but one of a multitude of deaths and immense sadness from fuel/food poverty and  homelessness caused by a corrupt government. enabling blatant corporate daylight robbery.

For the time being it’s still possible to find beauty, find meaning, have fun with your friends, get inspired by music, art,, keep on singing out, even if this all happens in spite of the way that the economy is organized. Breathe in love and send sparkles of loving light to all living things and all the spaces between us, it is time to create a beautiful life on Earth for everyone to live together in happiness, harmony and peace. 

When we take care of each other, stand against  the forces of Capital, the future can be rebuilt in the name of a communist, shared, sustainable one, ingrained with its own authentic universalism. They say I'm a dreamer , but I'm not the only one.