The shift, and the truth

 Individuals do what they want and say, "it's my culture," even when it's not.

Cultures do what they want and say, "it's my religion," even when it's not.

Religions do what they want and say, "it's God," when it's not.

(By means of this, people may avoid being questioned, and even make gods of the self.)

The same way people who are depressed say they are tired,

People who are bipolar say they are depressed,

People who are schizophrenic say they are bipolar.

(By means of this, suffering people avoid vulnerability, and make ghosts of themselves.)

People sometimes have a tendency to shift away from the truth. This tends to be worse in environments where judgement is high and individual free will is not respected. 

      Jesus said "stop judging."

      In a sense, we suffer, this is happening, so humanity can keep the gift of free will. 

      But the suffering comes from people making gods of themselves. Inflating their personal preferences as if it is authority, while hiding their perceived flaws. And then, even people who do not initially mean to do this also become fake this way to avoid punishment.

       However: the truth is the right answer. 

       Riches obtained first by greed will not be a blessing in the end. And whether that is greed for money, greed for power or prestige, or greed for a control that does not belong to them... None of what they gain by those means will be a blessing. At best it will be something they must let go of, at worst, it becomes their curse.