In human literature, there are many mentions of an ancient "Golden Age" - an age in which humans were good and noble, and lived in peace and harmony.

If we once lived in a Golden Age, why, then, is the world as it is today? In the last century, it's become clear that humanity is in the deep depths of a horrific "Dark Age" - one with no spiritual vision whatsoever - and is paying the heavy cost. How has this come to be?

To be clear, I have no idea why the Golden Age faded away, or what exactly it even was. But I will offer my thoughts on the matter.

There cannot be a Golden Age without a Dark Age, as there cannot be light without darkness. The cognition of individual humans is so fleeting and small, and with a lack of coordination the inertia - the prisoners dilemna - of a spiritual downspiral would lead to a point where reality is so far detached - so far below - an equilibrium that the trend has to reverse. It couldn't have been any other way. The way forward - the nature of the trend reversal - will be through a shared vision of a better world, individual conviction and action, and coordination. From people willing to join together in pursuit of a greater goal, to all earnestly desire to reshape the world around them.

All that has to be done is for humanity to collectively agree that they've had enough, and transform the world in their desired image.

It can be done, and it must be done. And the way that this will happen is not through slithering around in the dark but through radical transparency, a spiritual vision, and coordinated, unified action towards a common goal.