The Twilight of the Gods
The twilight of the Gods, of which Nordic mythology speaks, is not simply the evaporation of every type of faith and belief, but above all the disappearance of the myth, the example, or if you prefer the archetype that represents a value that goes beyond mere survival or beyond the idea of self-realization as a quick enrichment and without banging about. Very few of the youngest nurture and pursue a dream that is not to become like a spoiled "footballer" or a plastic Kardshian's-style influencer. Many very young people already feel directed towards a survival without "hopes" that is as simple as possible, disengaged and perhaps financed by their parents or by the Government through some type of "income support" .
The further push towards this abyss is cultural and takes the shape of sponsoring the idea of the fall of every distinctive cultural/racial/gender value as if it were "good" and made us all feel more united while the result is evident is social disintegration, the sense of chilling loneliness in which more and more people find themselves living.
Such a trend is so strong and sponsored by economic and political interests that it seems irresistible. It feeds on false smiles, reassuring phrases created ad hoc by marketing experts. People find themselves repeating, without thinking, pre-packaged slogans convinced that they are their own "thought". Anyone who tries to resist is immediately "obscured" and pilloried by the media. Anyone who tries to point out that any simplification is a falsification of reality becomes a bad teacher.
That is why we must all make a small yet great effort. Nourishing the myth of our ancestors. Nourishing through the choices we make daily anyone who is doing what they can to stand in the middle of the ruins. My friends, we are going to lose this battle, but fighting it will give meaning to our lives. The twilight of every value is one of the phases that must be gone through, but today our role, our responsibility, is to safeguard the small fires that survive under the ashes so that when the conditions are favourable there will be a rebirth, a new golden age. All this we must find the courage to do it as a "moment of beauty" for its own sake. We will not be here to see the rebirth but preserving the gushes of light is our contribution for future generations. Today we must be like fearless knights forced to live in a difficult time, however, precisely for this reason full of inner satisfactions.
Whatever happens, do not lose heart, get up, look for your fellows, make friends with them and be the hero of your story.
m.m.