We’ve been told a story for thousands of years.
That the original sin of humanity was separation from God.
A moment where we stepped out of unity…
and into division.
Whether you take that story literally or symbolically doesn’t really matter.
Because if you look around at the world today,
you can still see that separation playing out everywhere.
Not as myth.
But as structure.
Property
At some point in our history, we began to divide what was never meant to be divided.
We drew lines across the Earth and called them borders.
We put fences around land and called it property.
We assigned numbers to resources and called it price.
And just like that, the world changed.
Not physically.
But conceptually.
The Fall
What was once shared became owned.
What was once accessible became restricted.
What was once part of life became something you had to earn.
You could say that this was the real “fall.”
Not from heaven.
But from connection.
Because once the Earth was divided,
we had to defend it.
Once resources were priced,
we had to compete for them.
Once survival depended on money,
we had to prioritize ourselves over others.
Not because we were bad.
But because the system required it.
And so the separation deepened.
Not just between humans and nature.
But between humans and humans.
And even within ourselves.
We built a world where:
- There are more empty homes than homeless people.
- Food is wasted while many go hungry.
- Access to life’s essentials depends not on need, but on purchasing power.
Not because we lacked resources.
But because we organized them around ownership instead of access.
If there is such a thing as an “original sin” in the modern world,
it may not be something we did in a garden long ago.
It may be something we are still participating in today.
Every time we do nothing to change a system where:
Life is conditional.
Access is restricted.
And the Earth is treated as something to be owned rather than shared.
The Story
But here’s the thing about a story:
If it was created,
it can be rewritten.
What if the redemption of that “original sin”
is not punishment… but reconnection?
Not returning to a long lost past,
but moving forward into something more aligned.
A world where:
- The Earth is understood as our shared home
- Resources are managed, not traded
- Access is based on need and possibility, not money
- And humanity begins to function less like competitors…
and more like a family
Maybe the real shift isn’t technological.
Maybe it’s conceptual.
From ownership…
to stewardship.
From separation…
to connection.
And if that’s true,
then the question isn’t whether we were ever separated from God.
The question is:
Are we ready to stop separating from each other and reconnecting with all of Life?
The Question
What would the world look like if we actually moved beyond ownership, money, and trade—and into a system built on access, stewardship, and shared responsibility?
That’s exactly the journey Benjamin Michaels is thrown into in Waking Up — A Journey Towards a New Dawn for Humanity. As a former billionaire the shock is huge when he discovers there is no money or trading anymore…
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