Do It Anyway: Joy Within in a Season of Fear

“A man’s real I, his individuality, can grow only from his essence. It can be said that a man’s individuality is his essence, grown up, mature. But in order to enable essence to grow up, it is first of all necessary to weaken the constant pressure of personality upon it, because the obstacles to the growth of essence are contained in personality.”

—G I Gurdjieff

Essence is your inborn nature. It is the quiet, true you before roles and conditioning.

Personality is learned. It is the mask made of opinions, habits, praise and blame from others.

Individuality means a stable, real “I.” It appears when essence becomes strong and mature.

Essence cannot grow if personality is always on top of it. The constant noise of image, imitation, and approval seeking blocks growth.

So the first task is to weaken personality’s pressure and give essence room to breathe.

Practice honest self-observation without judgment. Notice automatic reactions, especially when seeking approval.

Choose sincerity over image. Say what is true and useful, not what makes you look good.

Do small conscious efforts daily. Slow down, feel the body, breathe, remember yourself while acting.

Accept not-knowing. Let experience teach you instead of clinging to fixed opinions.

Serve something larger than yourself. Real responsibility feeds essence.

If you help someone only to be praised, personality leads. If you help because it is right, even if no one sees, essence leads. Over time these choices build a real “I.”

“Let the mask soften. Give attention to the quiet, honest center. From that center, a mature and reliable self can grow.”

This article uses the recent UK rally and Elon Musk’s influence as a case study to show how following capitalist celebrities can distort public life. It argues that fear, often amplified at mass events and made worse by alcohol, lowers awareness and breeds hate, envy, and suspicion.

History shows that power and geography change, yet exploitation repeats. The wounds of slavery and other traumas still echo through families and systems. Even if everyone became a king or queen in money, the restless mind would stay unhappy until it learns self-acceptance, healing, and the truth that joy is within.

The message is to stop the blame game, study the real causes, and always ask who is pushing whom and why. These rallies can harm the mental health of British immigrants, so do not trust blindly.

Big corporations often use fear to sell agendas. Return to the quiet center, learn to sit with yourself, clear the inner chaos, see interconnectedness and emptiness, and act with compassion and clarity as wealth is pulled upward by the capitalist wheel.

Why the government rarely says the full truth about immigration

The economy needs workers now in health care, social care, construction, farming, and tech.

An aging population needs taxpayers to fund services and pensions.

Cities and universities rely on international students and their fees.

Business prefers flexible labor that fills gaps and can hold down wage pressure.

The growth model rewards more consumers, more rent, more sales, and rising asset values.

Saying this plainly carries political costs, so leaders talk tough while keeping essential routes open.

Fear and cultural conflict drive clicks and ratings, which keeps the cycle alive.

Know the pattern so it does not use you. Return to your center. Act with clarity.

“Power cannot save a restless mind. Joy is within. Drop blame. Act from the quiet center. See that we rise and fall together. Do it anyway.”

On 13 September 2025, more than one hundred thousand people marched in central London at the “Unite the Kingdom” rally. Police reported violent clashes and injuries. Elon Musk addressed the crowd by video and attacked the government’s immigration policy. Whatever your politics, this moment matters because it shows how fear, fame, alcohol, and algorithms can pull a country away from wisdom. (Reuters)

Why powerful figures step in

Musk speaks about “free speech,” but there is also a business context. The UK’s Online Safety Act and the EU’s Digital Services Act place new legal duties on platforms like X. These laws can mean big fines and forced product changes, so he fights them in public and frames the fight as freedom versus control. (Reuters)

Fear is persuasive

Modern movements often use fear. Research across decades shows fear-based messages reliably shift attitudes and behavior. Under threat, people more often choose dominant or authoritarian styles of leadership. This is human psychology, not a moral judgment, which is why fear is a favorite tool in politics and marketing. If we do not notice it, it drives us. (PubMed)

Alcohol lowers the floor

Crowds plus alcohol are risky. Studies link alcohol and even alcohol cues to higher aggression and crowd violence. That does not mean every rally is drunk or violent. It means leaders and organizers who stir fear in charged spaces where alcohol is present are playing with fire. (Frontiers)

Hate spikes after trigger events

The UK saw documented rises in hate incidents after high-profile political shocks, including the Brexit vote. This does not prove that any one leader “caused” a specific act, but it shows how heated rhetoric and big events can nudge some people toward harm. Words move crowds. Crowds change streets. Streets change lives. (Economics Observatory)

The weight immigrants carry

Hostile policy climates and discrimination are linked with worse mental health for migrants and minorities. UK and European studies connect discrimination with higher anxiety and depression. When rallies frame neighbors as threats, immigrant families feel it in their bodies and in their sleep. (PMC)

History’s lesson about wealth and power

When fear rises, wealth usually rides the updraft. The UK still shows large gaps in wealth and income. Corporate profits and policy shape who gains and who pays. If anger is not understood, it can be redirected to punch down, while money flows up. Learn the pattern and you will see it everywhere. (Office for National Statistics)

Trauma echoes, but it is not destiny

Slavery, Jim Crow, and other mass traumas leave long social and psychological marks. Research shows discrimination harms mental health and that trauma can echo across generations through family stress and, possibly, epigenetic pathways. Evidence for purely genetic or epigenetic inheritance in humans is mixed, so be careful with claims. What is clear is that structures and stories keep pain alive until communities change them. (PMC)

Interconnectedness and emptiness

Buddhist “emptiness” does not mean nothing matters. It means nothing stands alone. Everything arises in relation to causes and conditions. When you truly see this, blame softens and responsibility grows. You act from the center, without hate, because you see how tightly we are tied together. (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

What to do now

Guard your state before you join a crowd. If you feel amped or scared, pause. Reduce or avoid alcohol. Fear plus alcohol plus group energy is a known risk. (Frontiers)

Do not outsource your mind to a celebrity or a mob. Listen, but verify. Ask what they gain. With platforms under new laws, “free speech” fights often hide business interests. (Reuters)

Spot fear tactics. When a message spikes your fear, ask who benefits. Fear is persuasive by design. Choose sources that explain both risk and solutions, not just threats. (PubMed)

Keep your humanity local. Talk with the people you think you oppose. Most neighbors want safety, work, and dignity. Contact reduces prejudice more than slogans do.

Practice the quiet center. Sit, breathe, notice thoughts and body. This is how you learn to act without panic and speak without poison.

Feed systems that heal. Support groups that de-escalate, teach, and include. Push policy that protects the vulnerable and checks concentrated power.

Create, do not just consume. Make music, cook, help, repair. Action from the center dries up the need to blame.

Read the full report for detailed figures and references. Below are the summary points in simple English.

Mental health and immigrants

Immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers have higher rates of anxiety, depression, and PTSD.

Barriers to care include language, fear, and unclear status.

Some studies of trafficked people found very high PTSD and depression rates.

Community support and culturally aware services help.

Alcohol and rallies

Alcohol-specific deaths in the UK passed 10,000 in 2022, up about one third since 2019.

Alcohol lowers inhibition and can turn tense rallies into violence.

Police regularly report arrests for drunk and disorderly behavior around heated protests.

Reduce or avoid drinking when tensions are high.

Racism indicators

Police recorded about 140,000 hate crimes in the year to March 2024. Around 70% were race related.

Religious hate crimes rose during global flashpoints.

Asian and Black people are targeted at rates above their population share.

Ethnic minority poverty is about 36% vs 17% for White people. Discrimination worsens mental health.

Community impact of unrest

Large riots and violent protests harm well-being even in places far from the event.

Anxiety and sleep problems rise. Trust falls.

Treat the aftermath like a public health issue. Offer support and de-escalation.

Why the UK relies on immigration

About one in five workers in the UK was born abroad.

The NHS and care sector depend on migrant staff.

The population is aging and birth rates are low. Migrants help support services and pensions.

International students add tens of billions of pounds to the economy.

Rhetoric vs reality

Public talk often promises sharp cuts to migration.

Actual numbers stayed high because the economy needs workers and universities need students.

Asylum claims rose with global crises. Backlogs grew.

Policy and numbers are driven by need even when speeches say otherwise.

Why governments rarely say all this plainly

The system needs workers, taxpayers, and students.

Business wants flexible labour and steady demand.

Saying this openly can be politically costly.

Fear and culture wars keep attention and clicks.

History and power

Slavery and empire enriched some and harmed many, leaving long shadows.

Trauma and inequality can echo across generations.

Real repair needs truth, fair policy, and investment where harm was greatest.

What to do

Check facts before you follow a crowd or a celebrity.

If you join a rally, guard your state and avoid alcohol.

Talk to neighbors who disagree. Contact reduces fear.

Support groups that de-escalate and include.

Sit daily, notice the mind, act from the quiet center.

Create more than you consume. Serve where you stand.

“Power cannot save a restless mind. Joy is within. Do it anyway.”

Give Back and Grow Here

From the immigrant side, the work is simple and noble. Learn British values. Live them daily. Democracy, rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect and tolerance. Learn the language. Keep your word. Pay your taxes. Queue with patience. Care for public spaces. Honor local history and days of remembrance. Be a good neighbor.

Respect the culture that now shelters you. Bring the best of your own heritage with humility. Teach your children to love where they come from and to love Britain as home. Build honest businesses. Serve in schools, hospitals, charities and local councils. Vote when you can. Volunteer before you complain. Lift as you climb.

This is your country now as much as anyone’s who works for the common good. Give back to this land. Grow yourself. Grow your family. Grow your street. Let gratitude guide your actions and let respect guide your speech.

“Right here, right now, wherever you are, this is home. Stand in your center. Do it anyway.”