Humans want to have authority over someone or something. We are genetically pre-programmed for that.
In the past, we had authority over our tribes, families, and children. But nowadays, people have become so weak and unintelligent that most can't create communities. Some are afraid even of creating families.
Also, to have authority over others, you need to be smarter, wiser, and more competent, which modern humans lack.
So, instead of leveling up to fulfill our evolutionary roles, we adopt a pet — a useless, unintelligent, all-obedient, always-loving creature which allows us to feel that authority no matter what.
Women are weaker than men. Why? Because evolutionarily it was more effective to divide tribal life into roles — one requiring strength, such as hunting and fighting, and one requiring nurturing, such as creating and raising children.
Men are closer to rough nature. Women are closer to soft infants. It worked more effectively that way.
BELIEF, KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING
These are the three fundamental levels through which we interact with reality.
Each represents a different depth of connection with the truth, and each stage builds upon and eventually replaces the one before it.
1. BELIEF — The first layer of reality
Belief is the weakest and most superficial level of interacting with the world. It requires no personal experience and no direct observation. Instead, it relies entirely on accepting what others say — parents, teachers, religions, media, or culture.
When you believe, you are trusting someone else's version of reality without verification.
For example, a child might believe the Earth is round simply because a teacher said so. They’ve never seen the Earth from space or studied the evidence. They just trust the information because of the source.
Most people stay in the belief stage for most of their lives — they believe what they’re told about politics, health, success, relationships, or even themselves. And because they never verify anything, they can be easily manipulated.
2. KNOWLEDGE — second-hand interaction
Knowledge goes deeper. It is no longer blind belief. It is based on evidence, reasoning, and information passed on from other people.
At this level, you’re not just believing something — you can explain it, provide data, argue for it, and show some proof. But it still relies on intermediaries.
For example, a student who reads about gravity, studies equations, and knows about the experiments of Newton and Einstein, has knowledge.
They can calculate how fast something falls and why. But they haven’t conducted the experiments themselves — they’re using the experiences of others.
Knowledge is powerful but still limited. It can be wrong. It can be outdated. And it can be misunderstood. If your entire knowledge of relationships comes from books and videos, you may "know" a lot, but still fail when dealing with real people.
3. UNDERSTANDING — direct experience
Understanding is the deepest level. It’s what happens when you live through something, when you see it with your own eyes, feel it in your own body, and draw conclusions from raw reality.
For example, you may believe fasting is healthy. You may know the scientific benefits of fasting. But you only truly understand fasting when you’ve actually done it — when you’ve faced the hunger, the mental shifts, the physical changes, and the emotional rollercoaster. That’s understanding.
Another example: You may believe success requires hard work. You may know business principles. But until you’ve built a business from scratch, failed, lost money, dealt with people, and finally succeeded — you don’t understand what success really takes.
Understanding discards belief and replaces knowledge. When you understand something deeply, you no longer need to say "I believe" or "I know" — you understand. It changes how you move through life.
The goal of growth is to move from belief to understanding — in every area of life. Only then are you truly awake and in control.
