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I look back at medieval church sculptures representing the horrible sufferings of normal people, and the luxuries of the elite - so I guess that this split has always been part of social experiences. And even the elite were victim to violence and plague.
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This is something that exists in most primates, which we are ourselves, human primates. There is always that group of entitled but they are not immune to sickness nor disputes amongst themselves. Both male and female need to be intelligent and resourceful in their own ways to survive. Even primates fight over territory and can be very violent. Though we may dream of peace and no wars, that won't happen in that sadly, it's in the nature of our beast. Though we can be wicked, we can also be quite wonderful too.
People can do well if they produce something that becomes desirable to the many. A pregnant woman in the UK, suffering from depression sat and used her imagination that was sparked by an idea and that turned into a story she wrote that became popular and desirable to the many and so much so that this woman became very wealthy. A group of very young guys got together and played music and came up with their own style of music, even though they could not even actually write music and what they came up with became so desirable to the many they became a sensation in different countries, "The Beatles".
If only there was leisure time to heal? Well, often it may not really be so much about healing but instead finding a way to use your life challenges to create something positive. I think a lot of individuals that study psychology do so because they needed to heal from whatever and they want to be a presence that they had needed themselves. A therapist told me that some therapists heal and learn and grow as people by offering therapy to their patients, and yet some therapists actually break down and need therapy themselves too.
It's not a bad thing to sit and write things out either. Man has surely been doing that for a very long time.