Cosmic debts

The world revolves around debt systems.

When you are born, you are in debt to your parents.

When you go to school, you are venturing into debt servitude.

When you look at what people buy, you see that you need to take out more debt to build credit.

The point is that we have real debts that must be paid to the state in order for the economy to function. Of course, the big lie is that all debts don’t need to be paid. But that’s a whole can of worms to break down.

What doesn’t get talked about enough are the cosmic debts to the gods that must be paid for all this and the spiritual violence this toll takes on us. If life is work, then one must work to appease the gods. This has a more significant impact on our psyches than we realize. It is why one cannot rest and be on their time; they should be doing something more productive.

It isn’t easy to live in a modern world where the demand for growth is constant. We can change the formula since we don’t have the stomach to go backward. I often come back to debt. We are so accustomed to looking at debts that we don’t see how they penetrate the language we use or the stories we tell. But perhaps, to ease the short term, we can start forgiving ourselves for the debts we make up. Whether it is to god, our parents, our duties, or other relationships…we already have enough to pay to the banks; we can also start somewhere by letting each other off the hook.