Modern man. Man in the modern world

But today it is difficult to overestimate the importance and role of ecology both in the life of the whole society and separately in the life of every person. So the state of the planet depends both on commercial companies that produce tons of waste every year, and on an individual who enjoys the benefits of civilization.

A bit of history

Throughout the entire well-known history, mankind has developed and with it its concepts of the world around him have developed. Very early, people realized that natural gifts needed to be used wisely, without destroying the natural balance between man and the planet.

Confirmation of this are cave paintings, talking about a person’s interest in the environment.

From later data it is known that nature conservation was actively practiced in ancient Greece, where the inhabitants protected the beauty of natural forests.

Modern look

Now ecology is interpreted as a science that studies the interaction of living organisms with each other, as well as with the environment.

Any organism living on the planet is influenced by many factors: favorable and unfavorable. All these factors can conditionally be divided into two groups: biotic and abiotic. Biotic include those that come from wildlife; to the abiotic - those carried by inanimate nature. For example, an orchid growing on the bark of a tree is an example of symbiosis, that is, a biotic factor, but the wind direction and weather conditions affecting these two organisms are already an abiotic factor. All this creates the conditions for the natural evolution of living organisms on the planet.

But here there is another important aspect that significantly affects the state of the environment - this is the anthropogenic factor, or the human factor. Deforestation, turning rivers in a different direction, mining and mining, the release of various toxins and other waste - all this affects the environment where such impacts are produced. As a result, biotic and abiotic factors in this territory undergo changes, and some of them completely disappear.

In order to regulate environmental changes, scientists have identified the main tasks that ecology must solve, namely: the development of the laws of the rational use of natural resources, based on the general principles of life organization, as well as the timely resolution of environmental problems.

For this, environmental scientists identified four basic laws:

everything is connected with everything;
nothing disappears into nowhere;
nature knows better;
nothing is given just like that.

It would seem that compliance with all these rules would lead to a rational and harmonious use of natural gifts, but, unfortunately, we are observing a different development trend in this sphere.

Why it happens? Why is the role of ecology in the lives of many people still in the background? Any external problem is just a reflection of human consciousness. Most do not even suspect what is hidden behind the result of their daily life.

Aspects of nature affected by anthropogenic factor

The sharp increase in consumer lifestyle has led to the unreasonable use of natural resources. The rapid development of scientific and technological progress, the large-scale growth of human agricultural activity - all this exacerbated the negative impact on nature, which led to a serious disruption of the environmental situation on the whole planet. Consider the basic natural aspects most susceptible to the environmental crisis.

Air

Once upon a time there was a different atmosphere on Earth, then it happened that oxygen appeared on the planet, and aerobic organisms formed after it, that is, those that feed on this gas.

Absolutely all aerobic creatures depend on oxygen, that is, on air, and our vital activity depends on its quality. Everyone has known since school that oxygen is produced by plants, therefore, given the current trend of deforestation and an active population growth, it is not difficult to guess what the destruction of the fauna leads to. But this is only one of the aspects that affect the state of the atmosphere of our planet. In reality, everything is more complicated, especially in large populated cities, where, according to medical standards, the concentration of toxic substances is exceeded tenfold.

Water

The next equally important aspect of our life is water. The human body is 60–80% water. 2/3 of the entire earth's surface consists of water. Oceans, seas, rivers are constantly polluted by man. Every day we “kill” the world's oceans with oil production in offshore fields. Oil spills threaten the life of marine life. Not to mention the garbage islands, continuously drifting on the surface of the oceans and seas.

Fresh water is most vulnerable to human ignorance. Wastewater, various toxins such as mercury, lead, pesticides, arsenic and many other “heavy” chemicals daily poison rivers and lakes.

Land

The main foundation of life on earth is the soil. It is known that in order for the Earth to be able to create one centimeter of chernozem, it will take about 300 years. Today, one centimeter of such fertile soil, on average, dies in three years.

Climate

The totality of all environmental problems leads to climate degradation. The climate can be compared with the health of the planet. When individual "organs" of the Earth suffer, then this has a direct effect on the climate. For many years, we have been observing various anomalies due to climate change, caused by the anthropogenic factor. Human intervention in the activities of nature has led to a sharp warming or cooling in certain areas, to an increase in ocean level due to the rapid melting of glaciers, to an abnormal amount of precipitation or lack thereof, as well as to strong natural disasters and much more.

The main thing is not focusing on the list of problems, but the very understanding of the causes of their occurrence, as well as concentration on effective ways and methods of solving them.

Spheres of our life affected by ecology

What is the role of ecology in human life? As for absolutely everyone, with which we all deal every day, every second of our lives; without which life, as it is now, could not exist?

Health

Health as a constructor, on the individual parts of which its condition as a whole depends. There are many such factors, the main ones are known to everyone - this is the way of life, nutrition, human activities, the people around him, as well as the environment where he lives. Ecology and human health are closely interconnected. If violations occur on one side, the other responds accordingly.

A person living in a city risks many times more serious illnesses than a person living in a suburb.

Food

When a person eats improperly, his metabolism is disturbed, which in turn leads to more serious health problems. It is worth remembering that these violations can also affect future generations.

The main problems for human health are chemicals, mineral fertilizers, pesticides that process agricultural fields, as well as the use of additives and dyes to improve the appearance of products, preservatives to increase the shelf life of products, and much more.

Cases of adding compounds of heavy metals and other elements unfavorable for the human body, such as mercury, arsenic, lead, cadmium, manganese, tin, and others, are known.

In the feed of poultry and cattle there are many toxins that can cause cancer, metabolic failure, blindness and other serious diseases.

To protect yourself and your loved ones, you need to be careful about the products you buy. Examine the composition and symbols printed on the packaging. Do not support manufacturers who are indifferent to your fate and the condition of our planet. Pay special attention to E-supplements with three-digit numbers, the value of which can easily be found on the Internet and thereby live a longer and happier life.

Life activity and mood

The state of health and nutrition quality are the determining factors of human activity and vitality. As we see, all these factors can be associated with the state of ecology on our planet, on which we are directly dependent. Leading a healthy lifestyle, doing yoga and self-knowledge, it is simply impossible to be indifferent to the environment. When we are in nature, breathing fresh air, eating clean, hand-grown products - our life changes its quality. The state of mind is also transformed, which harmonizes the mood and attitude to life in general.

Karma

Everything in this world is natural; everything that we do, one way or another, comes back to us, immediately or later - it does not matter. If we take care of ourselves and the world where we live now, save resources, think about nature, live in good conscience, then the environmental situation on the planet will improve - and we will not have to pay for our own recklessness and carelessness.

Live consciously, eat sensibly - only with natural products, - take care of waste disposal and recycling, use the most necessary things - then your life and the life of our entire planet will improve! Great begins with small!

In the process of many years of research on the impact of sports on society, it was revealed that sports activities have a huge impact on the physical and spiritual state of the individual. The influence of sports on the relationship of people, the level of sociability, the ability of self-determination and the realization of their potential is established. Sport is a tool for shaping the culture of humanity.

The place of sport among human values \u200b\u200bis growing significantly, because Sports activities are a universal tool for self-development, creative expression and self-realization. Sport is a reflection of the socio-cultural system in which it develops. Significant changes have taken place in Russian society in recent decades, which has affected the transformation of value orientations and attitudes toward physical education and sports.

In the Soviet period, society was characterized by collectivism, responsibility to the group and individuals. It was replaced by a post-industrial, based on a market economy. The actions of people began to be based, first of all, on personal interests, the individualistic orientation obtained was reinforced by the right to privacy of lifestyle. Personal responsibility for one’s actions, for one’s destiny and one’s life is increased.

During the reforms of the last decades, the Soviet system of physical culture was destroyed, the mass physical-sports movement almost lost significant state support. Sports and physical development have become a private affair, due to the commercialization of a significant proportion of fitness services. This led to a noticeable decrease in the number of people involved in sports, to a decrease in the importance of sports in the general value system of Russians and, as a consequence, to a deterioration in the social standard of living.

Market relations that dominate society, as well as the release of the state from social obligations, affect the value system of individual segments of the population. The values \u200b\u200bof sports and a healthy lifestyle are oriented, to a greater extent, by representatives of the upper layers of society, for whom sports activities are becoming part of fashion and prestigious consumption. Representatives of low social groups, on the contrary, consider playing sports unnecessary and meaningless.

The phenomenon of sport is a multifaceted phenomenon of our time. According to the structure, classification of sports in two directions is acceptable - sports of the highest achievements and mass sports. The first is the sport of the highest achievements, which means the struggle for first place in sports competitions. The second, opposite, is mass sport, which performs the function of healing people through self-expression and self-realization of an individual, satisfying the need for physical development and leisure. Mass sport is a universal tool for eliminating antisocial phenomena.

Sport is one of the components of the physical culture of society, which has developed historically in the form of activities that prepare a person for competitions and the competitions themselves. It is a competitive element that distinguishes sport from physical education. Training in both sports and physical education includes similar actions and exercises, but the goal of an athlete is to assess, through competitive activity, his physical abilities in individual disciplines and compare his results with the successes of others. At the same time, the sportsman is interested in the development of physical qualities for healing and personal improvement.

Mass sport allows improving physical qualities and expanding opportunities, strengthening health and prolonging longevity, resisting undesirable effects on the body of modern production and the conditions of everyday life, while involving a large number of members of society.

The purpose of practicing various sports is to improve health, improve physical development, fitness and actively relax. This is connected with the solution of a number of particular problems: to increase the functional capabilities of individual body systems, to correct physical development and physique, to increase overall performance, to master the necessary skills, it is useful to spend leisure time, and achieve physical perfection.

The tasks of mass sports are largely identical to the tasks of physical education, however, they differ in the component of the implementation of the sports orientation of the training process.

Schoolchildren, and in some sports and preschoolers, are already joining the elements of mass sports in Russia. It is mass sport that is most prevalent in student groups. As practice shows, in non-cultural universities of the country in the field of mass sports, regular training after school hours is carried out by 10 to 25% of students. The modern program in the discipline "Physical Culture" for students of higher educational institutions allows almost every healthy student of any orientation to join this or that type of mass sport. The sport, the training system, as well as the time of their conduct, are chosen by the student himself, based on his desires, needs and capabilities.

Mass sport includes all those types of physical culture and sports activities of various groups and segments of the population, which are aimed not at achieving the highest sports results and material benefits, but at developing in accordance with one's own needs and at solving various social problems. It is worth noting that sports activity complements the professional and are not key, determining in human life.

Sport involves not only physical development. Of great importance is sport in the formation of numerous mental and human qualities, acting as a kind of "school of will", "school of emotions", "school of character." This is due to the high requirements of sports competitions and all sports activities to the manifestation of strong-willed qualities and self-regulation.

The problem of the human value of sport and its role in the modern world has been and remains debatable in the research of scientists. The concept of “humanization of sport” is closely related to the concept of humanism, in which everything that contributes to the full development of a person, strengthening his health, and satisfying his needs is recognized as humane. However, the most highly organized and perfect activity will be considered as inhumane if it is directed against health, happiness, self-realization and the very existence of a person.

Modern researchers positively evaluate sport in terms of humanistic values \u200b\u200band ideals. Scientists note the important role of sport as a tool to preserve and strengthen people's health, as well as the development of their physical and personality. Sport is an important element in the value system of modern culture.

Nevertheless, there are proponents of a negative assessment of sport from the standpoint of humanism, who argue that modern sport is harmful to cooperation, forms a vicious division of people into winners and losers; develops negative personality traits, for example egoism, aggressiveness, envy, gives rise to the desire to win at any cost, even at the expense of health, violation of moral standards.

The existence of opposing assessments of the humanistic values \u200b\u200bof sports is connected with the fact that a certain abstract, unchanging essence is assigned to sports, while researchers rely on separate, isolated facts, and do not take into account the distinctive moments between two main directions in modern sports: sports of the highest achievements and mass sports, which, obviously, have different value and humanistic potential.

The value of sport today is high, it occupies one of the highest positivities among the types of human activity. However, sports of the highest achievements did not go far ahead from the development of physical culture and mass sports, their sociocultural significance is not lower.

Professionalization of sports is impossible without the development of physical culture and mass sports. With some conventionality, sport can be considered as a symbol, a concentrated expression of the principles and problems of our time, as an area in which the principles of equality of opportunity, achievement of high results and competition, characteristic of a given society, are manifested and applied especially clearly and purposefully.

It should be noted that modern civilization focuses on material values. Competition is growing, and the commercialization of all spheres of social activity is increasing. At the same time, with the help of industrial civilization, the essence of human passion, which is also sport, is carried out not only in its entirety, but also in all its humanity. The spirit of competitiveness models the situation of human self-determination, which is carried out in the system of “I-Other” or “I-Others”. Self-determination is possible if “I” compare my indicators with those of the “Other”.

This comparison is a necessary attribute of sports activity, evaluated from the outside. But there are difficulties here. A person’s attitude to his abilities (in particular, the ability to show his activity above the norm) does not look like the indifference manifested with might and main in relation to incidents that can happen to them. “A man,” writes E. Levinas, “is now thrown into the midst of opportunities in relation to which he is now engaged, with which he is henceforth involved, from now on he has either taken advantage of them or missed them. They are not added to its existence from without, like accidents. ”

Opportunities do not appear before a person in the form of ready-made images that he can appreciate from different angles. Opportunities, rather, are the main ways of human existence, since to exist for a person just means to use their own capabilities or, to miss them. The possibility of activity above the norm is a danger, it must be regulated and be supported by any positive result. Nevertheless, excess activity is beneficial for the survival of the human race as a whole, despite the danger to a single person. A man develops, revealing himself, using his opportunities. Opportunities inherent in an individual in the process of his activity gradually "exhaust" themselves; and if the individual does not have the fundamental potential of returning to himself, this initial position, taken in relation to his own existence, then the very basic being of human existence is called into question.

In Russia, the trend of mass sports began its development in the 30s of the 20th century. The revolution, civil wars, negative attitudes towards the country of the state - all these factors set the task for the leadership - to increase the level of physical preparation of citizens, in case of an outbreak of popular discontent or foreign attacks. Shooting ranges, shooting galleries, flying clubs, military sports clubs were created all over the country, in which young people mastered various specialties that were in demand in wartime - a telegraph operator, pilot, nurse, medical orderly and many others. The main organizer of the new movement was the Komsomol, on the initiative of which the first All-Union Physical Culture Complex “Ready for Labor and Defense” was opened. The purpose of the organization of which was the introduction of a single set of principles and standards for sports education and physical education. Compulsory classes were introduced in the country, all conditions were organized for the possibility of independent sports activities as leisure activities. Active propaganda of a healthy lifestyle, physical education and sports was conducted. For decades, Soviet citizens actively participated in the country's sports, girls and boys were proud of the badges obtained for the high result of passing the "TRP" standards.

The complex had such an attractive force that millions of young people of the Soviet Union with the highest enthusiasm went into sports and achieved such results that they were the best athletes in the world in different fields. The TRP system was a powerful incentive. Preparation for the implementation of the standards developed all muscle groups, increased the level of endurance and health. Thanks to this system, our country has grown the best world cosmonauts, which naturally positively affected the international position of the USSR.

In 2013, on the eve of the Olympics in Russia, the country's leadership put forward a proposal to revive the TRP complex. As a result of painstaking preparations, in March 2014 a decree “On the All-Russian Physical Culture and Sports Complex“ Ready for Labor and Defense ”(TRP)” was issued, deciding to put the complex into operation on September 1, 2014.

The organizers of the modern TRP project call the revival of the Ready for Labor and Defense complex in schools and universities to be fundamentally important for the formation of such qualities as determination and self-confidence and self-reliance in the young generation.

Thus, the return of the TRP to Russia is undoubtedly in demand by the new time and existing social factors. Most Russians positively met a new, or rather well-forgotten, old trend. The people's health, unfortunately, declining in recent years under the influence of stresses, the deterioration of living standards in the post-Soviet period, is invaluable, and its foundation is laid including (and, possibly, mainly) with similar national measures of a regular nature. The mechanism of the foundation of the physical education system, which has been developed over decades, is viable, and it is hoped that its implementation will soon initiate progress in the development of Russian sports.

The role of the Internet in the life of modern man hard to overestimate. Nowadays, more than 30% of the world's population use the Internet, and this is a little quite a lot of about 1,500,000,000 people. Back in 1992, only 100 people used it. It was planned to use the Internet only for business purposes. And now? Each student, having launched the browser, can find the information he needs in a matter of minutes. About, how people spend their time on the Internet I already wrote, now is not about that.

The role of the Internet in the life of modern people

The number of Internet users is growing rapidly. By 2018, the Internet will be in almost every family. Television will be a thing of the past. Across the Internet they will pay utility bills, order food at home, although, in principle, this is already possible now. And most importantly, in the future, many will do their job without leaving home, thereby saving their time, which can be spent with loved ones. These times are just around the corner.

I allow myself a quote from the president Conde nast Russia Karina Dobrotvorskaya: “A year ago, print journalists the media talked about the Internet as a hidden threat, and all the conferences about the invasion of new social media wore some kind of mourning character. Now the tone has changed radically. They are not talking about the threat, but about new opportunities. They do not discuss death, but development. Previously, "paper soldiers" (meaning print media, etc.) tried to get away from online projects as an additional burden. Now they are afraid that they will not be given this load. After all, this will automatically mean that they will not be taken into the future. ”

Already, many central channels have been established on the Internet. In the coming years, they will stop broadcasting on cable TV and restrict themselves to broadcasting on the network.

There are many media resources on the Internet where you can watch your favorite movies and TV shows in high quality (HD). Such resources have replaced us VHS tapes and DVDs, and for free. The only thing you need to pay a monthly Internet subscription fee. Prices for tariffs are quite reasonable, and I think everyone can afford to pay for the Internet.

The Internet plays a huge role in the life of modern people, without it it is already impossible to imagine life on Earth.

When did the internet appear?

The official date of birth of the Internet is not indicated in any document. In each country, he appeared at different times. In the USA, the Internet was born back in 1969. The purpose of the Internet was to provide a reliable channel for transmitting information in the event of a nuclear war.

In Russia, in 1998, a tradition was born to celebrate the birthday of the Internet in September, when one of the IT companies organized a “Runet population census,” which estimated that no more than a million people had access to the Internet.

Today, according to the latest statistics, over 50 million people use the Internet in Russia. Moreover, the monthly audience growth is more than 20%. More than 72% of users use Internet access every day.

By 2015, Russia plans to significantly increase Internet penetration, especially in remote regions. Now, Russia ranks 2-3rd in the world in terms of Internet penetration.

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In today's world there is no greater power than money. Money unleashes wars and ensures the welfare of entire countries and regions. Because of money or using money, the vast majority of crimes are committed. And at the same time, thanks to money, people create the greatest inventions, accomplish feats, discover new lands and conquer new worlds.

Money is organized by modern society and the state. The life of modern people, states and the entire world community is subordinated to money.

Money is an outstanding achievement of mankind. They created modern civilization. Without money, a person would still dress in animal skins, and would use animals or his own people turned into slaves as labor.

How could a man go into space, create artificial intelligence and other wonders of modern civilization, if there were no money.

Two of the greatest inventions of man created modern civilization. The first is writing, which distinguished man from the animal world and created the possibility of accumulating experience and knowledge and transmitting it to descendants and other people without direct human contact. The second is money. Money has created the ability to manage the activities of man and society in terms of ensuring their benefits without the direct influence of people on each other.

The role of money in history has steadily increased, and now our civilization has reached a state where its value has become totally decisive. One hundred, even fifty years ago, there were large human communities that did not know the money or used it in their daily lives extremely limitedly. The end of the 20th century is an era of complete and total “moneyization” of the entire human community. In the modern world, a person cannot do without money in the same way as without water, air and food. In today's society, a person who does not have money is literally doomed to death, and in the shortest possible time. He can walk around the city, shops in which are bursting with food, and die of hunger if he has no money.

Or another example. Imagine a large plant equipped with modern equipment, in which skilled workers and other specialists, raw materials, and the products of this enterprise are expected by consumers. Nevertheless, the company stands and does not work. And the reason is only that in some mysterious banking computer there are no numbers - there is no money on the account of the enterprise.

Even the desert, “watered” with money, will flourish and turn into a garden of Eden. And the most beautiful place to live, devoid of money, will be the vale of sorrow and suffering.

What life of people in the modern world without money turns into is clearly seen in the example of Kampuchea during the time of Pol Pot. Three million dead - this is the price of an experiment to eliminate money.

Society can be managed either by force or with the help of money.

We well know how the mechanism of social and economic life is destroyed in the event of a breakdown of the monetary system from our own experience. The consequence of this was the general crisis of the country, covering the state, economic, social, legal and other spheres of life.

Money for us is a way to express our aspirations, fulfill our obligations, achieve revenge and retribution. The secret power of money binds all of us - brothers and sisters, young and old - with bonds of love and envy, pity and anger.

Money does not leave anyone indifferent. Some are convinced that if they had more money, their life would have become much better, and they could have found happiness. Others, who have a lot of money, seem to be constantly concerned about how to get it even more, how to spend and not lose. Money does not leave anyone indifferent, and it is hardly possible to find a person who would be satisfied with how much money he has and how he uses it.

The poor have very different concerns than the rich, but the family conflicts generated by money are often very similar in different socio-economic strata. For most of us, money is so firmly woven into life that the problems associated with it affect our health, our intimate relationships, and our relationships with our children and parents. This is a problem that is always with us.

Money is not just cash that allows us to purchase different things. With money, you can buy education, health, safety. You can buy time to enjoy the beauty, art, friends, adventures. With money, we help those we love and provide our children with more extensive opportunities. With money, you can buy goods and services or save this opportunity for the future or for your descendants. Money is an instrument of justice through which we repair the damage done to others. The equitable distribution of money in the family and in society provides equal opportunities for all. Money can serve as a symbol of all the best that is in life: wealth, education, health, beauty, entertainment, love and justice.

Although we know how much good life is about money, each of us is well aware of the problems that they pose. Money worries can cause a lot of grief. Wealth often seems to bear the seal of a curse and brings more misfortunes than joys. Many of us indulge in the most bitter despair due to the fact that we earn too little, or are afraid that due to lack of money, we or our children will feel bad. Money is not only a symbol of all the good things in life, but also the root of all our problems.

Everyone understands that money often turns out to be the cause of happiness or grief, however, in almost all walks of life there is a universal taboo on any talk about our personal attitude to money. It is considered bad form to talk about how much it costs, who earns how much and who has how much money. Therefore, money very rarely becomes a topic of open discussion between parents and children, husband and wife, brothers and sisters, friends, and even between the therapist and his patient.

Money is a type of energy, the driving force of our civilization. A similar situation arose in the course of human development only recently; it was not always like that. In the past, the source of energy that fueled interactions between people was land or livestock, or slaves, or natural resources (water, salt, iron), or weapons. And although people always used one thing as their main source of energy - one thing or one natural resource - none of these things or resources could turn into the colossal mechanism that money is in our time - the only thing that permeates all aspects of human life and constitute the main element of modern culture. Today, money is the energy that drives the world.

Money is dirty. The first to realize that money carries a hidden meaning was Freud. However, he saw only their negative side. For him, money symbolized excrement and was associated with something disgusting and despicable. Maybe that is why it is not customary to talk about money in most sections of society.

Freud rebelled against the hypocrisy of the dominant religion of the Victorian era with its condemnation of what was considered the "base" part of human nature: body, sexuality and material lust. He destroyed the taboo that prohibited sex from being seen as an important part of human life. However, Freud did not do the same with money - perhaps because he believed that the desire for money was not the initial, infantile impulse, but maybe because during Freud’s time money did not yet become the universal source of energy that it is today, - the only symbol personifying any desire.

The taboo that does not allow money to take its place in our understanding of human nature is still valid. Even therapists who, without any hesitation, touch upon all sorts of problems related to sex and power, rarely touch everything related to money. They expressed almost no wise thoughts on the subject of how to relate to the important role of money in personality development. Most people do not even think of consulting a therapist when they are overcome by financial conflicts. However, because of disagreements over money, perhaps more marriages are falling apart than for any other reason. Money-based resentment is probably the most important of all the problems that create an alienation between a parent and a child, a brother and a sister.

For today's world, money means the same thing that in the Middle Ages meant the salvation of the soul. The most important wars of the 20th century were fought not because of religion, but because of money. The question remains: is there a place for spirituality in our modern conception of people? And if so, how does spirituality relate to money.

In the past, the relationship between our spiritual obligations and material desires was regulated by organized religion. As spirituality ceased to be an important element of our selves, our sense of self was increasingly determined by material lust, greed, and pernicious predilections. The equilibrium turned out to be disturbed, and material incentives went out of control.

Today, money is the main reflection of the material world, that “base” world whose roots go back to the physical needs of our body, to lust and fear. Spirituality, on the other hand, is a reflection of our best qualities, our ability to spare others, the “higher" world of the search for the meaning of life, the desire for unity and community.

Money can also be one of the elements that make spiritual manifestations possible. They allow us to sympathize, to pay tribute, "to love our neighbor." However, the pursuit of money for selfish purposes is contrary to spiritual values. Where is the line between the love of self and the love of others. The answer to this question means resolving the dilemmas of our dual nature.

In today's society, money, the energy that drives the world, acts as a bargaining chip serving the satisfaction of all lusts. The thirst for money is reflected in the desire to have a Porsche (it is Porsche, and not just a car that you can ride on); the need to have a country house (namely a country house, and not just a roof over your head); the need to feast on cakes and sweets (rather than just satisfying hunger). The thirst for money is an artificial need that personifies all other artificial needs - to be slim and beautiful, and not just healthy and strong; be influential and admirable, and not just have a good job; need to communicate thoughtfully, and not just have a good time.

All these are artificial needs, and the symbolic thirst for money represents an irresistible desire to satisfy them. For the acquisition of all these things, we offer in return our bodies, our time, our love and our peace of mind.

In the lives of many people, money is the main bargaining chip of love. When we love someone, we try to get something from him and at the same time give something to him. This duality of purpose gives the problems of love such complexity. Money affects our character, making us either selfish or altruistic. But if you can love and be loved at the same time, then when it comes to money, we often have to choose between egoism and altruism.

For each of us, money makes up a special inner world, a hidden life that may not manifest itself externally. Inside each of us, perhaps, is a secret miser or philanthropist. We are tormented by excruciating guilt or unquenched desires. Happiness and grief are part of the secret meaning of money. Each relates to money in his own way, and for many of us this attitude determines the nature of all our other relationships. We have seen that the secret meaning of money can be refracted in various dimensions and has a wide range of manifestations, up to the most extreme. For example, money can be used to express hostility or love, to help people or exploit them. The nature of our relationships with others depends on what we want to express through money.

What is now said at all meetings of parliament and government, at meetings with the president, in tens of thousands of newspaper articles, in numerous television broadcasts ... about the lack of money.

But if you think about it, it cannot but cause surprise. Ten years ago, the country's budget was characterized by tens of billions of rubles, and at the same time there was constant talk of a lack of money. Now the budget account goes to hundreds of trillions. Once again, we hear of a catastrophic lack of money. And if the budget will be millions of trillions. Interestingly, then they will say that there is enough money. Until recently, we received salaries of one hundred and two hundred rubles and were satisfied. Now even a pensioner receives thousands of rubles and complains about the lack of money. And if he will receive one hundred million, are we sure that he will become richer.

Thus, the point is not in the amount of money, but in something completely different. The point, first of all, is in the system of functioning of money. And the amount of money in itself is a secondary issue.

That is why it is important to know and understand how money functions in modern society.

Unfortunately, this knowledge is often hidden from society. People who manage society through money are not at all eager to share their knowledge in this area with the public. On the contrary, myths are specially created in this area and misinformation is being prepared, public attention is diverted to all sorts of secondary issues from truly important points.

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