The world at large is going through fundamental and rapid changes.
Several forces are at play: (a) growth of wireless technology, social media, and now AI; (b) democratizing of information, rapid doubling of information, and instant transmission of all news and ideas; (c) rapid shifts in global economy with huge low- and middle-income countries (China, India, Brazil, Indonesia, South Africa, others) growing rapidly; (d) migration within and between countries; (e ) changes in cultures; (f ) increasingly less effectiveness of national governments in a highly interconnected world, with multiple poles.
All of this is making the common person feel confused, all assumptions questioned, people feeling a sense of rootlessness, loss of purpose, absence of stability and certainty, loss of identity - and thus seeking for something, maybe meaning, maybe identity, maybe security.
How this plays out will define the next journey of humanity.
Intriguing, in India, which is now the world's most populated country, and also the fastest growing economy, people seem to be seeking roots, seeking identity, and seeking spirituality and religion (across multiple faiths) - as this year's new year wave of faith replacing fireworks, devotion replacing parties, and places of worship replacing clubs and bars. A movement also embraced by youth with a new-found fashion in "Bhajan Jamming".
