A system is a form of organization that in action determines the order in the arrangement and relationships of something.

In our world, everything is systemic.

For the most part, relationships are determined by necessity.

Control can be determined by attachment, established boundaries, structure, community, and so on. To some extent, consistency acts as a regulator of stability, preventing disorder and chaos, but at the same time exerts pressure on the manifestation of the individualities and characteristics of some units.

Since the appearance of man on earth, from the moment the first rudiments of awareness began to appear in our minds, we have been dependent on what is happening around us (geographical, climatic, ecological features). Since the formation of social relationships and the formation of the first states, a social factor has been added to all dependencies (You can read more about the state as a form of government).

Each individual finds himself in a position of obliging social relationships, which ultimately determine his real actions. This affects, first of all, the limited possibilities of choice, behavior, and freedom.

Now, in order, let's try to figure out what the system gives us (pluses and minuses), how we get into it and whether there is a way out of it.

Let's start with the controversial pros:

• Food.

We have virtually unlimited access to food. In this case, our material wealth, determined to some extent by our socially useful qualities and social status, can serve as a limitation. But is this always the food that we want and should consume based on our physiological needs?

• Conditions and place of life.

Most of the people living on earth have their own options for a place to live and certain conditions, but again the question is, what or by whom should they be defined?

• Communication, social relationships.

We all live in a society, contacting, we have the opportunity to communicate and reproduce under certain conditions.

In general, we can say about free access of all kinds, substitutes for "happiness", which include things and values ​​​​that give us pleasure. Such as: all kinds of entertainment, art, synthetic food, drugs, alcohol, cigarettes. There is no need to talk about their imposition in the modern world.

The article may seem one-sided, but we will try to deal with everything that follows from the above.

Minuses:

• Living in a poisoned and polluted environment.

Every day we have to breathe in polluted air, eating poisoned food, for which, as well as for the housing necessary for existence, we have to work all our lives, trying to survive.

• Life among unconscious people.

Every living organism feels the need to live in an environment of its own kind. A person endowed with reason, there is a need for personal self-realization and the search for close views. The absence of such opportunities leads to a limitation of all-round development, emotional experience.

• Instability.

Together with the order provided by the system, we live in an unstable situation. Worldwide wars, crime, economic instability, destruction and pollution environment can overnight destroy the life of both the whole society and each in particular.

System mechanisms. Or how do they get there?

The system has some kind of defense mechanisms that allow it to remain active, stable and self-sustaining.

The longer it has an effect and is exposed to this effect, the more difficult it is to find a way out of it.

The creation of unfavorable environmental conditions, the destruction of habitable land, ensures an endless influx of new residents to the city, which in its present form is an indispensable attribute of systemicity. The longer a person stays in the system, the more he gets used to the conditions offered to him. Forgetting how to use the natural blessings given to him by life. And thus, even being outside the system, the person himself continues to reproduce it around him.

At some point, having lost the possibility of natural access to land and food, a person agreed to replace this with fictitious values. Which manifested itself in the need to work even harder for the provision of natural needs, with some additional conditions.

Additional conditions are thoughts imposed and now sitting in everyone's head.

1. Man must pay for food and land.

Eating natural foods natural environment no need to pay for it. Whereas in urban conditions a person must work for this. We are spared the possibility of multiplying and creating favorable conditions for the reproduction of natural food. In the modern world, the focus of the food industry is enrichment, not reproduction and improvement of quality. The city makes it possible to get food for everyone who works for it, nature - for everyone who needs it.

Living on a free land, a person arranges life at his own discretion. By planting trees and plants, there is an opportunity for the free life of animals and people on this earth. This is our fee for being able to use it.

In the system, land is initially the property of the state. And for the opportunity to use it, everyone must pay a tax. At the same time, funding ongoing destruction and pollution.

The whole point is in the state, as an intermediary, which can live without its buyer, since the land and the food reproduced by it from the state. We will have to pay for this absence. It turns out that, only by working for an intermediary, we can ensure our existence, while nature itself provides an opportunity for life in exchange for help in its development. The instrument of interconnection with intermediaries in the form of states is money, the system is built on them and without them it collapses.

The right to life is not discussed by anyone, but there is a small clause that this right will still need to be paid. This is the paradox of the systemic interconnection of the right to life, which will need to be earned in the future.

But why and to whom should we pay for what we are endowed with from birth?

And even assuming that a person refusing to live in relationship with the system, he will not be able to calmly switch to a natural way of life, as this will confront him with new obstacles.

Let's move on to the second paragraph of additional conditions.

2. A person must adapt to the conditions of life. His homeland is where he was born, close people are those who surround him.

In order to get out of the current system, you need to decide on your views on the world around you. Man is given a central place in nature and his goal is not destruction, but the creation of the world around him. For a long time of exposure, everything around us could lose its splendor, lose its former value. Therefore, we need to find something acceptable, individual for each of us.

Leaving first the limits of their home, city, country, continent, everyone is able to realize the unlimited freedom of choice given to us by life on earth. Life shouldn't be limited to molded concrete boxes, surrounded by tired and lonely beings.

Are we surrounded by those people who, under certain conditions, are considered close to us?

And it's not about our parents, but about the choice that we are given. Do we communicate with those who are truly dear and close to us? Perhaps we were divided, mixed, and now we cannot understand whether we are with those, whether we are in the right place, and who we are ourselves.

Therefore, at this stage, it would be more correct to ask yourself the question: where, with whom and how am I?

3. We cannot survive without money.

Being at this stage a statement that is difficult to dispute, this provision can be changed. Money is a product of the system for which we have to work most life. But will they be so important at the stage of transition to natural relationships between people and nature? Society evaluates its own value. Money supports one activity, and in its absence, another stops. We ourselves are able to stop funding the destructive side of the system.

There are things for which to come to pay, but whether it really requires that, we have analyzed above.

4. Distribution of responsibility.

In any case, each of us recognizes responsibility for our actions that affect our lives, the lives of others and loved ones. But in most cases, a person refuses to accept this choice, leaving the system itself to dispose of the defining moments. We learn to be afraid to use the right of responsibility, shifting it to a limited circle of managers, guided by and making rules of action on paper. Proceeding from this, everyone finds himself in the place of an insignificant bolt that participates in the operation of a huge mechanism, but does not in any way affect the entire process of the operation of this mechanism as a whole. Since parts are consumables, they can always be replaced with new ones.

The distribution of responsibility should not be a manifestation of lack of independence, but should serve as a factor influencing the interest in one's own interests.

How then to log out?

Firstly:

Everyone must acquire their own value and significance, which they could use for good, already outside the zone of control. Those special skills, whether it be medicine, education, art, science, philosophy or something else, those knowledge and actions that can ensure the existence of a person in a society free from prejudices, aimed not at destruction, but at creation.

Secondly:

Understand that everyone has the right to determine where, how and with whom to live. All restrictions imposed on a person are additional conditions imposed by life in the system itself.

Thirdly:

Non-mediation and mutual assistance. Money is what serves as an instrument of intermediaries. You need to learn to understand that they do not carry all the expectations placed on them. The most pleasant moments in the life of each of us most likely had nothing to do with money. To help, to build, to feel, to appreciate everyone is capable without them. It is not worth supporting the production of "happiness stimulants" by becoming like the personalities of the consumer age.

And in conclusion, I would like to add that first of all you need to be yourself. Without succumbing to influence, fully accept all the responsibility entrusted to us for a happy future! And then everything can turn for the better!

Any organization is a system. And any system is by its nature destructive for an individual and constructive for its own existence.

How to understand that you are in the system? This article will present 10 signs of the system, by which you can clearly determine that you are in the system.

Schools and universities, companies and corporations, military and government agencies are all types of destructive systems.

A person, being and living in any system, cannot achieve his true true values. He cannot feel himself the way he really is.

The system pursues completely different goals, in no way connected with the happiness of an individual.

Any system makes a person dissatisfied with himself and his life.

The apparent well-being of the system is not.

How to determine that you are in the system?

10 signs you're in the system

Sign #1. Primary Barriers

To get into any of the systems, you need to overcome many barriers and make some efforts. This is the first warning sign of the system by which you will be able to distinguish it.

To enter the system you need to follow certain rules.

For example:

• To get a job at an enterprise, you need to provide certain documents, pass interviews, approvals, pass standards, pass medical examinations, fill out applications, and so on.
• To get into the university, you need to pass exams in certain subjects, submit documents, wait for a decision and comply with other formalities.
• Family - apply, wait in line, register at the registry office.

Sign #2. Hard rules

The system always has its own strict rules.

These rules seem absurd at times, but they are in every system to keep their subordinates in tight limits, not giving them the opportunity to get out.

The more difficult it is to get into the system, and the more stages you need to go through, the more ruthless this system will be in the future towards people, the less it will give to a person and the more it will take.

Has it ever happened that you go, for example, to work, do not overwork, but by the evening you feel completely exhausted?

It seems to the people themselves that the more difficult it is to get into the system, the more desirable it appears in their eyes.

The more internal rules, regulations within the system, the more mercilessly it will treat you, the more juice and energy it will suck out of you.

Most of the system's rules and regulations are useless, but they are necessary to keep adherents at bay and sap the energy out of them.

Sign #3. Distribution of roles

Every system has a strict role hierarchy. Moreover, this hierarchy is invented by the system itself. You occupy a certain place in this fictitious hierarchy, losing your original role - a person, a personality.

You are assigned a specific role: position, status, rank, qualification and so on. She always has a clear name. But it is artificial, invented.

For example, now you:

• Schoolboy
• Student
• Engineer
• Administrator
• Head of Department
• Director
• Driver
• Husband
• Organizer

Rigid hierarchy of roles is typical for any system. The natural equality of people in the system is denied.

Not only is a role assigned to you, but your true face as a person, as a person, is taken away.

Over time, you begin to identify with a certain artificial role. You begin to act according to the scenario of this role, ignoring human motives.

You lose your individuality. In addition, you begin to compare yourself to other members of the hierarchy, feeling superior in some cases and worthless in others.

There is never equality in the system, there is no integrity. There is always a division, someone is higher, someone is lower. And it becomes natural for you. That is, a person either despises those who are lower, or grovels before those who are higher. Even those who are at the same level, secretly hates, wanting to overtake them in the hierarchy.

If you suddenly want to become yourself within the system, this will be perceived by the system as hostile. The desire for freedom, informal communication - everything is alien to the system, and it will show you that this does not belong here.

You are in the game.

Sign number 4. Holding on to fear

Any system controls a person with the help of fear.

Over time, while in the system, you start to be afraid to death to get out of it. Despite the fact that earlier you simply were not a member of this system, and this did not bother you at all. Now you can no longer imagine yourself outside the system.

Why is a person committed to the system? Neither motivation nor a sense of a better life, namely fear is the main weapon of the system for managing its adherents.

You begin to think that the system is your everything, and it determines your life and generally determines who you are.

This is because you have come to identify with the artificial role you have been assigned. And it seems to you that by giving up the role, you will lose yourself and, in general, risk your whole life. There is nothing further from the truth.

False fear is the only reason the system is holding you back. It is only because you believe in your fear that you continue to be in the system.

• Fear of losing your job and being left without money
• Fear of being expelled from the university
• Fear of divorce and being single

You always have terrible pictures in your mind of what could happen to you if you had the audacity to take a step "to the left."

You console yourself with the fact that you still have many years of life, and now, as it were, you are not living, but simply “preparing” for a better life.

Sign number 5. Feeling wrong

Every minute when you are inside the system, you feel as if you are in a different space and do not feel yourself. Your inner voice is muffled, you fall under the influence of the system.

But when you log out, for example, when you come home in the evening, you get the feeling that you have been deceived, but you do not understand what this is connected with. If you listen to yourself, you understand in your soul that the system only robs you and brings you nothing but suffering. But you ignore the true call of the soul.

You are in the game.

Sign #6. You give but don't receive.

All your talents and abilities are not needed by the system. You as a person are not needed by the system.

Fear also forces you to enter the system: fear of being left without education, fear of being left without money, and so on.

You live in the system, but you do not get the results that the system promised you.

• You seem to be getting a salary, but you don’t see the money, or you don’t need it, or you quickly lower your salary on unnecessary purchases.
• You graduate from an educational institution after studying there for 3-5 years, but as a result, no one needs your education and you are left without real knowledge.
• You create a marriage, but you have more fights than love, and you start hating each other.

Any system is artificial and formal, therefore it cannot advance you on the path to personal happiness.

Any system promises you a reward, but you don't get it.

• You are promised demand in the labor market - but you remain unnecessary to anyone,
• You are promised self-realization at work - but you feel only suffering,
• They promise you love in marriage, but you get hate.

Of course, the system gives you the bare minimum to keep exploiting you. It gives just enough so that you can continue to live, to be in the system. But in return you give your time, your energy, your life.

Sign number 7. False Values

Any system is covered with false values. This is also called the mission of the company. Any system is anti-human, but it creates the appearance that it exists for people.

If it is very important for you to feel good, to feel your own, significance, satisfaction, then you will not find this in the system. You will experience nothing but fear and anxiety.

Any company missions, "common goals", and all "good words" are a well-veiled cover to exploit you, use your resource to the maximum.

The only purpose of any system is to exist for its own sake.

Sign No. 8. cyclicity

When you get into the system, you get into a cycle. These are daily activities. Cyclic. Day after day, year after year.

This leads to the fact that you may not notice how 5 or even 10 years have passed in a constant cycle.

You seem to fall asleep and start moving in a circle.

In any system, you live in "waiting for something" - until you get rich, until you get a position, until they appreciate it, until you get a diploma - but even if you achieve the desired goal, you do not become satisfied and again go into waiting mode, striving for a new one. invented goal.

Any system is a squeeze of living resources out of you.

The system has its own goals, but it never had the goal of making you happy, successful and rich, although it hides behind good goals in order to successfully exploit you.

Sign #9 Blindness of options

Over time, you stop seeing other areas of application of yourself and your abilities, except for the system itself. It starts to seem to you that there are no more good places and where you are is the only right place. It seems to you that no one else will accept you, and only your system needs you. You are ruled by a great fear of the unknown that keeps you in the system.

Sign #10 Judgment of others

When you try to talk about your plans to get out of the system, you meet with the opposition of most people who are also in the systems.

They say, “How can you think? How will you live?”, “Better wait, think”, “Not worth it. Don't do stupid things." You meet the "righteous" anger of relatives and friends who echo as one that you should not leave the system.

They try to “save” you without realizing it, driving you into great suffering and depriving you of the chance to live truly. It can be your friends, relatives, parents, relatives, wives, husbands.

But you understand in your soul that this is wrong, that this is not your place. You clearly feel that you are giving much more than you are receiving. But you don't know what to do. You don't see a way out.

How to log out?

You need to plan your exit from the system with the least loss.

Plan and figure out how to do it yourself. Make a plan according to the situation.

If you need to save money for the near future, then save money.

Create a platform and insure yourself at least for the next six months or a year financially.

You need to rethink your values. Because if you keep such values ​​as money, success, recognition of society in the first place, then you will become a slave to almost any system. You will be very easy to manage when the main thing in life for you is money and everything connected with it.

you used to be good

The system employs people who are accustomed to being " good". You want to be good, that's how you've been taught since childhood. Do this, don't do that. The system clearly outlines what you will be approved for and what you will be punished for. You work hard, you fulfill your duties - you are good. If you don't do what you don't want to do, if you ignore orders, you're bad. Your maniacal desire to be good plays against you and is successfully exploited by the system itself. You're like a big kid going into the system just to avoid being judged. That's how you were raised - the perfect worker, the perfect student, the perfect family man. The system has become your big parent for you, which will tell you what to do and how to do it. If you dare to contradict, you will receive condemnation, but if you lay down your life day by day on the altar of the system, you may receive the condescending approval of the system.

1. Quit drinking, smoking, eating meat. Not eaten in fast food outlets. In general, there is nothing to eat anywhere, it is desirable to feed yourself with live food, limit carbohydrates, exclude sugar. Do not chew gum. It is advisable to switch to tooth powder: fluoride compounds in toothpastes inhibit the pineal gland.

3. Start talking to the carcass. The body, this divine vessel, has its own voice and its own consciousness, and always says what it needs and what it doesn't need. And you have to learn to respect him. The need for low-vibration food indicates distortions in the cellular structure. Establish contact with the elements of the body. Make friends with them and give them tasks to clean, restore and transform the true organism. Talk to water while washing. Ask her to purify the lower bodies, thank her for it. Do not walk around with loose hair. Hair is antennas, they collect other people's thoughts and unnecessary information. Let your hair down only when communicating with the Highest, in meditation.

4. Every day (you can do gymnastics in the evening), any complex of calm, smooth energy exercises to meditative music. Gymnastics sometimes turns into deep meditation (but this is only later, when the vibrations are high, it all happens by itself).

5. Daily walk 2-3 hours in the air, preferably away from the matrix. Communication with nature. Stop visiting malls, stadiums, demonstrations, smoky pubs and glamorous establishments. Avoid unnecessary communication.

6. Go through your entire wardrobe. Leave comfortable, practical, not pretentious natural things in a free cut. Well, T-shirts with jeans, of course. Understand that there are more things than you can bear. Distribute excess. Wear less jewelry. Chains, chains, bracelets, rings, all this binds energies, blocks free current.

7. Throw out the microwave, never watch TV (throw out). Turn off unnecessary appliances in the house from the network. Remove all the intricacies of wires and not “stand under the arrow”) Do not chat on the mobile (almost throw it away), turn it off during sleep, meditation and when you are not: for example, you are in another dimension or create. Computer - well, it's hard to throw it away, I understand. But limit all nonsense, purchases from Internet sites and women's forums, games for boys. Put the perfect order in the room, in the house, in the garden. Clean all the corners, throw out everything unnecessary, ruthlessly. Say goodbye to all the broken, broken, glued, not working, rubbish lying on the mezzanine. Down with rubbish. What's outside is inside. Repair whatever is needed. Faucets must not leak. Love everything that surrounds you.

8. Forgive everyone and ask everyone for forgiveness. Everyone who obsessively appears in your head, like an uninvited guest, and starts an internal dialogue with you, although you did not invite him.

9. Communication with animals, plants and small children is very shown.

10. Then, after a couple of months, you realize that due to the painstaking excavation of distortions, costs have decreased. So, you can try to work less.

11. Stop worrying about your age. Move your body to the point in your sphere where you were most comfortable in terms of appearance. And let your body know about it.

12. Stop worrying about anything at all. Don't rush anywhere. You are in eternity. Do not ignore what seems trifling.

13. Get creative. Write, draw, glue planes, sing, dance, collect nothing. Life is a verb. Best activity - drawing in the sand)

14. Smile. Everyone and everywhere

Loneliness can be just as bad for your health as smoking fifteen cigarettes a day: isolation from society affects the psyche and causes negative emotions. Learn how to cope with unpleasant feelings and return to society.

Realize that loneliness is not a disease but a state of mind

You should not try to cure loneliness, as it is not a disease, it is a natural part of human life. This is completely normal! You must understand that there are ways to control the situation. It is perfectly acceptable to experience loneliness sometimes, it does not mean that something is wrong with you or your life. Be sure to try to remember this.

Do something good

Helping other people is one of the best ways to deal with loneliness and make good friends. Volunteer at your local school or library, start knitting blankets for a hospital, or help the elderly. There are a huge number of options. Volunteer work will help you feel that your efforts really matter, which is essential for a happy, fulfilling life. Be sure to try this method if you feel lonely.

Avoid boring conversations

If you want to start a successful conversation, follow these simple rules. First, try talking about shared experiences—whether you're standing in line, exercising at the gym, or waiting for the bus. Second, stick to simple and light topics. Don't tell your life story! Third, don't talk about news and politics. All this will allow you to have more interesting conversations.

Find something that interests you

What motivates you and makes you look forward to the future? What fills your life with meaning and positive emotions allows you to connect with other people. There are many people for whom work is their passion, but sometimes it is also a hobby. It could be sports, it could be singing, any interest will allow you to make new friends and work on your skills at the same time. You will always have a common topic for conversation, which will help to build friendships without much effort.

Embrace your spirituality

Religion can be a great way to get closer to other people and fit into a tight-knit community. Even if you are not very religious, you can still connect with people on a spiritual level. Just learn to celebrate all those things that unite people living on our planet.

Be a good friend

If you want to stop feeling lonely, try not to take the people in your life for granted. It can be tempting to focus only on the flaws, but if you and your friends have known each other for years, it's no coincidence. Think about what you appreciate them for and tell them about it. This will allow you to strengthen your friendship and make you happier.

Compliments

If you want to brighten up someone's day, just give them a compliment. You will feel happier in that very moment. In our society, it is not customary to show sympathy for others, so your initiative can be a real ray of light in a long day filled with loneliness.

Start learning

There are free or cheap workshops and courses on a wide variety of topics. You will be able to meet new people and learn useful information. You will have an interesting topic for conversation, and your circle of acquaintances will become wider. In addition, your life will simply become more eventful.

Seek help from a specialist

Fear of society and depression are real problems that cause a person to feel a strong sense of isolation. Loneliness in itself is not a disease, however, if you are constantly feeling down, there may be a bigger reason. It is important to seek the help of a professional in time. Depression, anxiety and loneliness can turn into a vicious circle, dragging you into endless despair.

Talk to a stranger

We are surrounded by people all day long, but sometimes we still feel lonely. Believe me, you are not the only one feeling isolated. Take a chance and start a conversation with a stranger!

Get a pet

Animals are a great help to cope with the feeling of loneliness. When you have someone you care about, who needs you and loves you unconditionally, your life changes. This is especially important for people with various problems or diseases that do not allow them to leave the house.

Let go of negative thoughts

Your mind is a powerful tool. How you treat yourself affects how you feel. Do not compare yourself to others, both on television and in real life. Try to let go of negative thoughts. Learn to look at life differently, don't think that no one loves you, remind yourself that you just haven't met anyone yet. This will make you feel better and calmer.

Take advantage of social networks

Social networks are called so for a reason. On the Internet, you will find almost unlimited opportunities to communicate with people around you. You can get involved in social issues, learn about your hobbies, or talk about your personal life. Social media is a great choice for those who can't leave their homes, or those who live far away from people of their age. But be careful: the use of social networks sometimes brings harm. Someone may use your information for illegal purposes or offend you.

Get a roommate

It is suitable not only for students, but also for middle-aged people. If you live alone, you can find yourself a roommate - not only does it make you feel better, it also lowers your rent bills. Of course, some prefer to be alone with themselves, but many do not like it at all. That is why finding a neighbor can be a good idea. Nowadays, middle-aged people are increasingly taking this step.

Focus on yourself

Happiness attracts happiness, so try to be the friend you dream of. This doesn't mean that you have to pretend to be someone you're not if you don't feel optimistic, but you can still try and put in the effort to be the best you can be. Also, try to learn to love yourself. People feel good in the company of those who are confident in themselves.

Learn relaxation techniques

Many people do not try to communicate with others because they are too afraid. This is quite logical - who is not afraid of the prospect of a conversation with a stranger or something new in life? However, you can still control your feelings of anxiety. Deep breathing, meditation, mantras, exercise and other relaxation techniques will help you let go of your fear in the moment and in life in general.

Just take and do

People often focus too much on feelings of loneliness, which creates a vicious cycle of negativity. Negative emotions accumulate and create even more problems. Stop thinking, just make an effort and get out of the house - any effort is better than nothing. It may be hard for you, but sometimes a simple walk around the house in the fresh air can be enough to fill you with energy. As a result, you will want to try something new and communicate with people more often.

What is life like in the city? Not life, but captivity!

Crowd, cops, cars, garbage piles,

Stink, racket, stress, whores, mmm,

The boss is a bastard, work is a seam, friends are Judas.

Tap water - blue vitriol,

Neighbors are creatures in the fifth generation.

Neurosis, arthrosis, thrombosis, leukemia, diarrhea -

Diseases of the urban population!

(Timur Shaov. "Village")

Why read this chapter?

Understand why people from capitals go to villages;

Find out how it makes them freer;

Appreciate the irony of the very fact that ardent individualists moved to the countryside.

My heroes, the Khalibuts from the first chapter, tired of life in the metropolis, chose between the Russian and Thai villages. They chose the latter - and do not regret it. And there are people who chose the first - and are also satisfied. They sometimes call themselves downshifters, sometimes - to get away from associations with beaches and the sea - ushers. Or even like this: aliens from consumerism - this is the “term” proposed by the former Moscow manager Mustafa Ibrahim, who moved to the Chelyabinsk region.

Rat race in a squirrel wheel

A certified psychologist from Volgograd, Mustafa Ibrahim (this, as you probably already guessed, is not a real name, but an online pseudonym) moved to Moscow and started consulting. A few years later he became the head of the training department of a large American company, bought an apartment in the capital and began to lead a lifestyle corresponding to his status: he bought prestigious outfits, went on vacation abroad, hired a nanny-nurse for his poodle. It was the death of a long-sick beloved dog - almost a family member - that became one of the reasons for change: a vacuum formed, questions began to appear ... And then answers:

“The understanding came that this system of making money for me turned into an end in itself ... into a squirrel wheel and a rat race. Let me explain. If you want to get a well-paid job, you have to look and dress a certain way… You have to wear high-status clothes, go to high-status places, and so on. All this requires money. Roughly speaking, if your salary was raised from ten thousand at your previous job to thirty thousand at your new one, this does not mean that the difference of twenty can be put aside in a money-box ... If the next week after the promotion you continue to come to work in an old suit, your boss will say: “You are the face of the firm. We pay you enough, be kind, dress appropriately ... ”At some point you come to the conclusion that you earn money in order to earn money ... By the end of my Moscow life, there was only enough time for work. Weekends were spent in order to get enough sleep, gain strength - and again rush into battle. And that was also the deciding factor for me. I decided to end this. I realized that this is not mine. This is at odds with my goals."

This is how Mustafa talked about his motives, for example, in a TV show. But if you collect information from different media, it turns out that it's not just about the poodle or money. The head of the department had enough reasons to “take and change everything”: starting from a conflict with the boss and ending with a passion for Sufism and a desire to write books in the bosom of nature. Mustafa said - Mustafa did: he sold an apartment in Moscow and went to the Chelyabinsk region, to a village not far from Arkaim (the places of ancient settlements where Mustafa once came as part of expeditions and noticed even then).

If at first the former manager generously shared his thoughts and discoveries of new worlds with correspondents and talk show hosts, then - having obviously met with irony and misunderstanding - he limited interaction with the media and "systemic journalists" and concentrated on potential and real ushers. He now talks a lot with them and willingly talks on the Internet, rejoicing when "their regiment" arrives.

In one of the interviews, Mustafa spoke about the “pain”: “We feel rejection from others. The message is this: top managers are mad with fat, these are glamorous characters who are tired of something, and they go under the palm tree to sunbathe and do nothing ... ”By the way, Mustafa fails to do nothing. Having bought and equipped a village house, he realized that the dwelling was too big for him, and ... opened a hotel there. In it, at first, he cooked and cleaned himself, not forgetting to write parables and enjoy nature and freedom from the office framework.

Agrotourism on the topic of the day

A psychologist with an entrepreneurial streak organized the Lapti-Tour artel, which operates in the niche of agro-tourism that is fashionable in the West, but is still completely misunderstood in Russia. This is when tourists go to rest not on the beach, but in the village. And they still work there.

WWOOF (from English. World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms or Willing Workers on Organic Farms) are special agritourism programs that combine tourism with work for a farmer. Sometimes such a "tourist-laborer" pays something to the host (if the work during the "tour" is purely symbolic), but more often he lives and works for free. This program operates all over the world: as a rule, a work visa for unpaid short-term work is not required, a standard tourist set of documents and an agreement with a farmer from the area in which you want to prove yourself are enough.

According to Mustafa, at first, people around him were surprised by his tour package, which includes daily free work, but now this proposal does not shock anyone. However, PR campaigns to stimulate love for outdoor work do not prevent Mustafa from either jokingly or seriously quoting Nietzsche's words: "Everyone who cannot devote two-thirds of the day to himself should be recognized as a slave."

Where did the departed go?

Former manager appreciates comfort. He repaired and landscaped an eight-room house, installed Internet and satellite TV there. Mustafa refers to the traditional toilet in the yard and other attributes of rural life that you probably remembered as stereotypes. Whether for this, or for some other reason, in the village they do not consider him “normal”. “Now I have become a real local lunatic. Literally. Even now I see how, when meeting with me, the village grannies stretch their hand to their foreheads ... to cross themselves. And it’s true: what hasn’t been said about him, and it’s easy to believe - there are two tails on the head, one on the back of the head, the other on the chin, he ties up the tresses and his beard, God forgive me! Mustafa Ibrahim writes in his blog at www.derevnyaonline.ru.

The attitude of the locals is understandable. Another thing is surprising: an individualist, wanting freedom from the framework, goes to the Russian village, known for conservatism and collectivism in the most diverse - including negative - senses of these words.

Even the strongest corporate spirit can only dream of such an amazing unity of thoughts and feelings. Experts are trying to explain this phenomenon by the fact that in difficult times the peasants are accustomed to relying only on people who are nearby. No matter how one interprets this phenomenon, this type of society is likely to be able to accept a person who refuses to adhere to the rules only as a hero, an outcast, or a madman.

By the way, there are chances to get a special status (and the opportunity not to perform socially desirable duties) in office life. For example, numerous programmers and even some high-ranking IT professionals have won the unspoken right to wear the clothes they like and wash as often as they like.

It is also not surprising that the new Russian peasants on Internet resources agitate those who remained in the city to move, offer them houses for sale in the neighborhood and help in settling in a new place. After all, it is somewhat more difficult for an assailant who has moved to a village forgotten by the world than for a downshifter in India or Thailand. Firstly, abroad there is no, but there is a Russian community of those who have slowed down. Secondly, the attitude towards visitors from Russia is benevolent - as tourists spending money, and not as strangers from Moscow buying up the land of their fathers.

Thirdly, the newly minted residents of the beaches usually have no illusions that one day they will wake up as Indians or Thais - their own people.

The same Viktor Sergienko (better known online as Koshasty, who at one time promised a global crisis and moved to the countryside for complete self-sufficiency) is interested not only in moving away from the city, but also in “not being separated from the surrounding peasants.” Both he calls the main measures of "passive protection".

Settling in the village will be easier for those who, while living on the land, continue to work in the city, or for those who take positions of teachers, journalists of the district newspaper, and employees of the local administration that are understandable to the villagers.

The Arithmetic of Freedom. No one will name exact numbers.

Koshasty, in extreme cases, offers to dig dugouts in the forest and live there. Of course, it is not necessary to dig out housing with your own hands. A more traditional house in the village can be bought, and for almost any price.

No matter how you decide on housing, you will have to spend money on shovels, seeds, the Internet and other essentials. The same Koshasty, for example, includes half a ton of salt (he has just that much), a box of matches and a box of soap. But if you do not expect a global crisis and do not set as your goal complete autonomy from city life, you can focus not on his method (he posted clear instructions online, I will not retell), but on your ideas about the future and needs in the present.

Who is this script for?

For those who want to retire early. Or leave on time, but have an idea of ​​what to do next. It is much more pleasant to grow flowers in the village than to perform the not-so-easy functions of a metrobaby in the city.

Artists, poets and other creative people.

Plein air sketches, rural muses, the spicy aroma of local sakura and manure… Eh!

Incorrigible romantics, ready not only to dream, but also to work. They will have the hardest time.

As it happens. Chicherina works in the village

A little over a year ago, singer Yulia Chicherina and her family moved to a village near Moscow. However, she did not give up her career. Moreover, I am sure that it is more pleasant to create in the countryside. In the house of her dreams, the singer has equipped a gym and even a studio, where she now writes songs. She told the author of this book about the reasons for the move in a short interview:

“In my entire turbulent life, I changed many apartments and, of course, lived in Moscow. But after two years in the city, I firmly decided to move to a place where there is no crazy bustle of the metropolis and polluted air. In the open, one thinks and dreams differently. Only here you can switch off and feel that you really live, see the stars and look at the sky above your head.

It is extremely difficult for a creative person to work when everything around is ringing, noisy and distracting. No wonder so many poets or musicians prefer to write at night - precisely then everything is quiet. And the advantage of the village is that there is no need to wait for the night - it is always quiet here. That is why, when the question arose about the construction of housing, we decided to build not just a house, but a studio house where you can live and create.”

Yulia spends most of her time in the village, several times a month she goes on tour in Russia and filming in Moscow. Her house - an unusual shape with huge triangular windows to the floor - has become a local landmark. Grandmothers take their grandchildren to him on excursions - to look at the exotic.

Now Julia does not complain about anything, she only boasts: she says that her health has become better in nature, her mood cannot be more beautiful, and most importantly, she breathes more freely and works more productively.

The rural idyll is sometimes disturbed by the weather: for example, during construction, equipment could not pass due to rains, but even this did not stop the house from being created in a little over a month. The pastoral picture, invented and brought to life by herself, Yulia describes with pleasure:

“There was an attempt to grow a garden, but it was not so easy. All this needs to be looked after, groomed, cherished, so that something really edible grows. We grew some vegetables, but they turned out to have a very specific taste. I prefer to deal with flowers, trees.

I feel so comfortable here that I wouldn’t leave here if it wasn’t for my favorite job O. I don’t like hanging out at all, it’s a waste of time. And here everything is created for life and creativity. In addition to creativity, we are fond of construction, now we have almost completed the bathhouse. We study all technical innovations - for example, environmentally friendly devices for the home, solar panels. We are interested in everything that does not harm nature and the environment.”

Instead of output

To the village, to the wilderness, to Saratov

According to individual newspaper publications, the idea of ​​moving to ecologically clean villages took possession of the minds of bored residents of the metropolis five years ago. Fresh legend, but hard to believe. First, the simplification of Leo Tolstoy has not yet been canceled. Secondly, the Roman emperor Diocletian at one time went to cultivate a garden, and answered all calls to return to power: “If you saw what kind of cabbage I grew, you would not pester me with your senseless proposals.” But even if you do not go far into history, then I, in a sense, am a hereditary “outsider”. My parents once left a large industrial city in northern Russia, where they once went to work, for a home on “their own land” in southern Siberia. Yes, yes, it was me, either in horror, or in admiration, froze in front of thirty acres, on which they had to first bury and then dig up potatoes. This was brought to me by neighbors of rabbits that escaped from my innovative cages (experimental animal husbandry was my weakness) ... But let's return from my rabbits to our sheep.

Leaving the village is far from unambiguous. On the one hand, even the preacher of rural life, Mustafa, says: “To make money in Russia, you need to live in Moscow.” We will not remind you about roads, the Internet and the opportunity to get a good education in the village. For those who have forgotten about these pastoral charms, the heroes of this book in previous chapters must have reminded them of them when they argued for their move to the beach.

On the other hand, it is difficult to disagree with the ethologist, Nobel Prize winner Konrad Lorenz, who, in his book The Eight Deadly Sins of Civilized Mankind, castigates overcrowding of cities, the devastation of living space (what we habitually call bad ecology), races against oneself …

In 1974, when the word "downshifting" had not yet been invented, the scientist talked about the exhausting haste, which is driven by the fear of losing in artificially created competition, about the lack of time for reflection, about the vanished joy of being, about the fact that money is no longer perceived as a means and begin to be seen as a goal... “All of us living in densely populated cultural countries, and even more so in big cities, no longer realize how much we lack ordinary, warm and cordial human love,” writes Lorenz. Almost word for word, Lorentz was echoed by psychologists at a recent Moscow conference. And they even tried to come up with names for specific "urban neuroses", specifying, however, that the villagers have their own special problems.

Be that as it may, many townspeople are strongly attracted to rural paradise. According to analysts of the Real Estate Market Indicators Center, three percent of native Muscovites annually move to the regions for permanent residence. This figure does not reflect how many people buy houses in the villages and plots of land, so to speak, for the future - while still not resigning from anywhere and not moving anywhere. Some publications about this trend even glow with hope: the ushers, accustomed to civilization, will lead good routes and the Internet to the Russian outback ... For example, actor Pyotr Mamonov “made” a road in the village where he settled.

Notes:

In the narcotic sense of the word.

This text is about the Russian village, but if you look at the book "The Good Life" by Helen and Scott Nearing (a married couple who moved from New York to the countryside during the Great Depression), you will see that these phenomena are characteristic not only for the Russian hinterland. “We came to Vermont as complete strangers. The indigenous people of these places often use the word "foreigners" ("strangers") to refer to new arrivals. They are treated with suspicion, they are not in a hurry to include in the circle of acquaintances. Any community requires compliance with its laws and customs. Locals want to see among their neighbors those who were born and raised nearby. In small remote communities, this criterion is placed above any other,” the authors write.

Back in 2002, for example, the Expert magazine wrote about this (“What will neighbor Vasily think?”). For ten years, the situation may have changed a little, but cardinal transformations of consciousness are unlikely to have occurred.