Opening our eyes entails responsibilities and sacrifices whose costs are higher than living in «stupidity», ignorance, and a world of placebo effects. Some things stop being interesting, and some friends and contexts do too. You begin to choose different things, you become more aware of where you place your energy, and you grow more selective. Everyday habits, automatisms, and routines change. You make choices again; you take new paths. Those choices are not easy, but somet

January 2023. Deep Winter. Bodh Gaya, India. The village where Buddha attained enlightenment while meditating under a Bodhi tree. Could...