Most people have too much baggage (past traumas & fears) to connect to their higher self with any sort of clarity. The light from their higher self is distorted by the opaque & dirty lens of their mind & ego.

Your external reality is a projection of your light shining through this lens. If you're not experiencing joy from this realm, it might be time to examine what distortions are on your lens.

People would get tremendous benefit from clearing out their baggage.