Human journey is all about negotiating the 'biological' and the 'mental' worlds.
The tremendous biological apparatus with its built-in hardware, software and 'flash memory' ( the components of 'animal cybernetics') has the capability to deal with any physical functioning and survival challenges.
No wonder humans can thrive anywhere and everywhere - snowy mountains or dark caves, wild jungles, dry deserts or remotest islands. Yes, handling physical threats or challenges for the body is relatively a simple affair.
Mental journey, on the other hand, is a lifelong journey of 'compliance.'
Complying with the incompatible, the unnatural 'cultural norms' or fitting into society or the value system is an exhausting journey.
The family and its logical extension, the society form the very basis of this rich 'mental world.'
The idea of 'family' is central or core to our day to day existence. Together with its patron society, it places never ending psychological demands, duties, obligations and exhausting responsibilities.
The social challenges of acceptance, compliance or compatibility are all in the doamin of the 'mental' and cause huge amounts of friction guzzling huge amounts of energy and biological resources, leaving us drained, dazed and exhausted.
UG makes us see this reality here in its simplest and most naked form.
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