The process opposed to evolution is involution. One characteristic of involution is a low level approach to dealing with everything. Right now, institutions, politics, economics and even spiritual currents work with what is minimally accepted, also known as the lowest common denominator. The great problem is that in this situation, we are not progressing, we are not evolving; instead, we remain stuck in the same groove culturally, politically, economically and spiritually. We should not be surprised if our best elected or potential government officials  reflect precisely this very low level that we have come to accept and, in some cases, to defend. 

Our institutions are decaying, and are not at the service of the people. Our science serves a technology owned and manipulated by oligarchs. The best we can aspire to is having gadgets that we can periodically renew. Sensing that we are not moving forward as a society or a species, we admit that something feels wrong. If we are brutally honest, it feels as if we are betraying something. We say, "It is what it is," but deep inside, we don't like it. I don't think it is just a matter of accepting things as they are, but I am afraid that people can do nothing to change this process of involution unless we come to a profound and clear realization about the direction we are going. I also doubt that we can accept a vision based on beliefs about the past, and that is precisely where our low level approach is anchored. Our inability to build a future with faith in the human being and with the courage to overcome difficulties keeps us locked in this unfortunate situation. It is time for us to question whether this model truly moves us forward, towards a more luminous, fair and human world.

Fear is a great motivator, but it will not serve to build our future. To leap over our fear is the first step. I hope with all my being that we take this step and do not succumb to fear.

In taking this step we might encounter a faith that exists in all human beings. This is a faith in humanity and in the human being capable of doing their best, as history shows. What we are facing today is by no means a tragic end, but rather a great opportunity for all who want a better future - an opportunity to start today, within our own internal silence, a process of humanizing ourselves, others and this society in crisis. My friend Trudi was able to put it in simple words: “I have a feeling that the most coherent response will be small, even invisible, and humorous, and tender…”

May 2026

Translated by Trudi Richards

Art by Rafael Edwards