You can best describe awareness as a state of being cognizant of what is happening in the surroundings. It’s more or less as if awareness is the key to our obvious free will. If we want to improve as an individual or of we want our society to progress, we have to do something to increase our awareness.

The cause of worry, however, seems to be that there is a general lack of awareness in our world today. It is said that the majority of the world tunes out when it comes the very issues that affect their well being. There is no doubt there is an abundance of resources to help one tune out, from drugs, to various forms of entertainment – television, tabloids, sports, travel – we have created an abundance of resources by which we could distract ourselves if we so chose.

Do we live in a society similar to what was described in George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, where decency and being ethical are a thing of the past? Is our society opting to dumb down – and if so, what does this eventually mean to us, and what can we do to address it?

It could mean a lot of things, including people aren’t feeling as much – good or bad. It could also mean that we, as a society, have lost our precision when it comes to making sense of what is going on around us, and as a result, the quality of our reaction is greatly affected. Tragically, we may find ourselves ending up in a world where we can’t find any fault when in reality everything is wrong, or we may even find ourselves with the most skewed sense of priority.

Different people have different plans to tackle this. We can refer to Eastern Philosophy if we want to address the issue we are faced with regarding diminishing awareness and weakening consciousness. NXIVM is an organization with what could be a cure to the societal diseases of violence immunity and people objectification. At present, there are several individuals and groups, who are making a difference by speaking up and making people aware of important social issues, such as health, family, environment and rights, among many things.

Free will is a gift, and the best method to exercise it is to start with awareness or consciousness. Everyone should do their part in keeping themselves aware of what is going on around them, in order to be the kind of people capable of overcoming whatever hurdles that come their way.

Additional notes and concerns are expressed on Nxivm and also Executive Success Program by NXIVM.