Changes in young people's relationships! Spirituality
Changes in young people's relationships! Spirituality
Changes in Young People’s Relationships! From a spiritual perspective, there has been a noticeable shift in the way young people relate to each other compared to the past.
One particularly striking aspect is that those who do not share the same values as their peers tend to be isolated and even excluded.
In my own childhood, children often played outside freely. This required moving around in small groups, but today, that tendency is weaker, and its absence seems to be influencing current social dynamics.
Japanese people, being a farming society, have historically shown a strong tendency to share common values with those around them, and those who stand out are often criticized—this may still be part of the social pattern.
In some cases, horizontal relationships are becoming stronger than vertical ones, which may make it harder for values from different generations to take root.
This point was discussed on a TV program as a characteristic of the younger generation.
Appearing on television itself is a special event, and even so, it may mark someone as a unique presence among young people.
Conversely, when young people try to conform to the same values as those around them, while also having parts of themselves they cannot express honestly, it raises questions about the nature of friendships and relationships among youth where true feelings are often left unspoken.
Changes in young people's relationships, “spiritual growth,” and “spirituality”
The changes in youth relationships and soul growth reveal certain patterns when viewed from a spiritual perspective.
As I have discussed many times on this blog, soul growth mirrors the growth of knowledge: just as each piece of knowledge brings a new "awareness," the growth of the heart—what we call spiritual level—also comes from each individual insight from the heart.
When one's spiritual level is high, their existential presence strengthens in a mental sense, their creative ability to fulfill others’ hearts increases, and the more insights they have, the broader their perspective becomes. This is not a complicated concept; it simply means becoming an adult in a spiritual sense.
Conversely, when one’s spiritual level is low, their existential presence is weak, they tend to prioritize fulfilling their own heart over others’, and with fewer insights, their perspective on things becomes narrower. Again, this is not complicated; it reflects being a child in a spiritual sense.
Those with low spiritual levels have weaker presence, are more prone to stress, and the energy to seek existential validation can manifest in harmful behaviors such as slander, child abuse, bullying, emotional abuse, monster parenting, toxic parenting, stalking, and even violent crimes.
If many people with low spiritual levels appear in society, it could, in extreme cases, even threaten the natural world on Earth.
In Japan, education tends to value only each individual piece of knowledge, which makes it easier for young people with low spiritual levels to appear.
This is not the fault of the youth themselves, but rather a consequence of the society that has nurtured them in this way.
When spiritual levels are low, negative consequences become more likely, and without experiencing pain, people are unlikely to become aware of the value of spirituality.
Changes in interpersonal relationships among young people, “sense of presence,” and “spirituality”
The changes in youth relationships and the sense of existential presence can also be considered a major factor from a spiritual perspective.
Psychologist Freud proposed the pleasure principle, noting that whether a person eats, sleeps, or relieves themselves, some degree of pleasure arises, and humans are inherently driven to seek pleasure.
In extreme terms, one could say “existential presence” = “pleasure,” and when a person feels happiness, they simultaneously experience a strong sense of presence and pleasure.
Not being able to feel one’s existential presence is not merely a lack of awareness—it reflects the interplay between body and mind, and can easily give rise to stress as a signal of a threat to life.
Stress responses place a person in a choice state: either to attack or escape from the source of stress. Either option requires energy, and this process can generate energy within both mind and body.
As discussed previously, when one’s spiritual level is low, existential presence is weak in a mental sense, and stress becomes more likely.
Regarding changes in youth relationships, the inability to feel one’s own existential presence is becoming more common, and in seeking to affirm their presence, young people are prone to changes and shifts in their social interactions.
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