Escapism, globalism and other isms

There is a reason people go on vacations, away from the city, away from everyone, diving into a new place, new faces, new habits, new schedules, and different lifestyles. OK, those are the reasons why I go on vacations. I love being surrounded by nature, waking up to birds chirping and water flowing, surrounded by trees and plants. I just enjoy a simpler life, stress-free life, a life without big worries that put so much weight on my shoulder. What I enjoy is the false sense of freedom, the freedom to set new rules, leaving all the worries behind and genuinely being in the present, savouring every moment, not worrying about the life that I left behind.

While travelling I really tried to understand, why is it so desirable for me. I like to explore new things and experience the local culture but all of that fades. It's too temporary, too short-lived and then it almost seems like it did not happen. I guess just physically removing myself from my everyday life adds a layer of diversity to my brain chemistry, helping me to feel more inspired due to the exposure to new stimuli. Do I really have to leave my home to feel like that though, is there any way to achieve this effect without the travel? It is a very privileged thing to do...

I overheard a guy speaking about globalism, the Western influence in the less developing culture while sitting at a restaurant on a rice field in Bali. Is this escapism tourism bad? I do not know. Is this exploitation of local labour bad? I don't know. Ultimately, the system is designed this way. The economy was designed to drive the forces to where we are today, so why should we get mad over something like this? Why though?

Here's a big detour, I watched a video on the colonialism of the US, and how the Native American Tribes were forced to give up their land in the span of a century because the Europeans basically violated every single agreement that I was closed between the two parties.

People always say everything happens for a reason, well, more like reasons. And usually, it's always tied to their personal life but  I do not think people think about this statement in relation to the global and historical scale. All the common forces of historical, natural, and political events lead to this point of injustice. I came to the conclusion (also based on many things that made me believe this point) that everything is meant to be the way it is. That nature and based on all natural laws made the world this way, so the world is unfair, but it's supposed to be this way.

At first, I wanted to discuss, how the current traditional stereotype of the American dream is not designed for most people, yet it seems like many people do swim in this direction till they realise it's not for them and then decide to fight their way against the stream. Then they decide to escape it by removing themselves from the environment,  moving away from their home country, usually to less developed countries, where their living standards are significantly lifted.

Escapism - we care too much about our own experience, as we should on the flip side, there is this sense of entitlement that arises from us being sheltered by real survival needs. We live in the most peaceful eras of our humanity, for most of us, our basic survival needs are covered, which leaves us a lot of headspace to worry about other things. Humans are quite simple beings; we act like we're these uber-humans but we're not. We are still animals, we cannot deny the way we were programmed by evolution. We are just trying to hack the system but the reality is that the world does not owe us anything. The hard things need to be done, even if it means your existence is miserable for 10hrs of your day for some time. It's quite a morbid thought but not every single person can live their best lives every day till the day they die. Part of being alive is also the suffering that comes with just living and existing. 

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