In our life somehow all mixed up, you did not notice? For example, for the things we have become much more important and more valuable than the sincere, good relations with the people, and all the talk about the true, clear love cause us more puzzlement and even sarcasm.
Why is this all happening, even in 1958, explained the German psychoanalyst Erich Fromm, 5 formulated the true causes of which
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1. Things and the endless accumulation of wealth has become an end in itself Constant desire to dwell in the midst of plenty knocked mankind to the right path. If you ask an American, he imagines paradise, most likely, he will tell you about the infinite store, where every week there are new products, and you have enough money to buy them all.
2. People hate their jobs The man has nothing to do with it, and is often the only element in the system of the mass of bureaucracy. And all because often a person does not relationship to it and feels trapped - a large part of their energy people spend on what They do not see any sense. Sellers impose pointless items that you want to distribute, even if he does not need a buyer, and they hate him for it.
3. Market orientation has penetrated into our personal sphere So our communication is often recalls things exchange market The class of white-collar workers -. All, who have to manipulate people, characters and words - to enter into a deal to sell its own personality. And the value of these people is determined by the price the market is willing to pay. If they are not claimed, the left one on one with a sense of inferiority.
4. Love has become a rarity We surrounded ourselves with sentimentality, amorousness, we indulge in the illusions of love, but it does not feel real, deep feelings. This is due to the fact that the we always have to deal with things and too concerned about success, money and resources to achieve the objectives. To ensure the success of the modern society, we have created a class of highly educated, intelligent people, but Now they are intrinsically incredibly exhausted.
5. For many equality - is the same and people are inferior, if different from the majority. But in fact, equation is that a person can not be a means to achieve the goal of another person
< What can be concluded? Most importantly, our ideas about happiness
We should not be to unlimited consumption, but primarily in genuine,
intensive, creative communications, responsiveness and attention to ourselves, to the surrounding
nature and people. Yes, happiness does not exclude sadness. But the main thing that a man can
feel sadness - so it reacts
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