One of the chief sources of human misery, and error in judgement is the notion that human beings can be infallible. We see today in China, for example, the communist party honchos constantly lie about the spread of the coronavirus. In some effort to preserve "reputation" they lie. In an effort to preserve the illusion that they're in control, they lie. This is a typical politician pose, and is the only cult leader pose. A person who typically has no skills, and often no track record of success in any endeavors somehow tricks people into following their orders.
Another version of this infallibility pretense is found in architecture and monument building. The Georgia Guidstones are one example. The Guidstones are a small granite monument that includes a bunch of civilization advice in different languages. They are built with astronomical alignments. The implication is the advice is in harmony with the workings of the universe, rather than the arbitrary opinion of the people who made the monument.
The ravings of mystery school teachings are really similar. The notion that some human beings managed to crack the code of the universe is a persistent one.
At best, civilization muddles through. Human beings make mistakes, have very limited capacity to predict what will happen tomorrow, and don't even know why we're here, or even what this reality is all about. Nature seems a bit like this too. It muddles along and adapts and does the best it can on a grand scale. It doesn't hate or hide mistakes or "second rate" outcomes. It makes me wonder if embracing failure and championing mediocrity is a much better point of view to adopt as a personal code, rather than striving for "idealism" or heroic success.
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