Asked by 35 year young Lady
Your intuitive feeling is quite right. Europe is going through a great turmoil and if one may say so a slow degeneration of whatever values it once stood for. It is partly due to the cycle of Time that has changed. Sri Aurobindo foresaw it and almost prophesied about the decline of Europe and the rise of Asia, especially India. Wokeism is simply a tool for its destruction. It is destroying everything from faith and reason to whatever sense of individual or group identity man could hold on to. Of course this destruction will eventually prepare for a new creation but for the moment it is a sun that is setting fast giving way to a black night.
As to the feminist movement its biggest paradox is the spirit of imitation. Instead of a woman discovering her own innate strength, Shakti, she is made to believe that the sign of progress lies in adopting all the vices to which men are prone.
Yet persons like you are and aught to be living lamps of light, ambassaders of Light. The responsibility is even more in a way. It means to stand firm and be an example of what it means to live freely in a simple and truthful and sincere way. In a world where most human beings are running almost exclusively after money and material comforts, the best thing to do is to show by personal example that it is possible to live by high and noble values and aspirations. Perhaps those around you may not understand initially but in the end people respect you for your integrity.
Most importantly carry on with your inner progress which is best possible in relative solitude. Spend more time with yourself, read beautiful things and use this opportunity of being away to spend time in contemplation and seeking the purpose of life.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
