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THE MODERN WORLD AGAINST THE HUMAN SOUL: Exploring modernity's impact on the human spirit and well-being

Book by Enric Mestre Arenas · 2 quotes · Well Being, Happiness, Psychology

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“Do not be surprised when the educated executives working for the major record labels have approved for everyone to hear such a vast amount of decadent and shameful lyrics. The primary objective of such music is not to create artful masterpieces or provide wholesome entertainment. Instead, from the very beginning of the production process, the intention has been to forge a degraded and intellectually inert vocabulary that aims to gradually dumb down the listener, bit by bit.”

“We live as if we are immortal, as if our presence here is everlasting, remaining oblivious to the fleeting nature of our existence. We take lives for granted, and this misconception leads us to live inefficiently and wastefully. It’s only when we find ourselves incapacitated by sickness or on the doorstep of death that we often realize this profound truth of life. Unfortunately, by then, it’s already too late.”