The 2016 Brexit referendum exposed a sharp generational divide: young voters overwhelmingly supported Remain, while older generations drove the Leave result. With turnout highest among those over 65, the outcome reflected the choices of an older electorate, leaving younger Britons facing economic uncertainty and a future they did not choose.
The legend of Chang’e and the Jade Rabbit reveals a timeless lesson: true growth balances transcendence and humble work. When masculine power becomes corrupted, the feminine retreats to stillness, where quiet, persistent transformation begins. Through sacrifice, solitude, and inner alchemy, we rise beyond ego and reshape the self.
The Great Nothing symbolizes despair, nihilism, and the forgetting of one’s true nature. Atreyu does not fight it with force but by remembering his own heart. He keeps his heart alive when everything else fades. In doing so, he realizes that saving the world is the same as saving his own heart. When all around is emptiness, he discovers the truth: I AM Alive. Emptiness is not death. Emptiness is pure potential.
