Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, is a buzzing modern city. The skyline is bright.
A mere 20km East from the city center, steep hills are covered with primitive impenetrable jungle.
Impenetrable to all except the Orang Asli, the original inhabitants of the land. They continue to choose their life of hunter-gatherer. They are the only ones to understand the jungle, it’s paths and it’s life.
Today their children continue to choose to continue this hunter-gatherer life. They are poor by our standards but rich in spiritual connection with nature. They are happy.
What might they think when they see us hurrying amid the flow of artificial lights and pleasures?
It is possible to decide not to lean into a new Age, into a new society. As long as this choice is conscious, it is respectable. Life can be fulfilling.
The worst is not to make any choice.
Will you choose to stay in the Industrial Age, or will you lean into the new Collaborative Age?
