The Human Pilgrim 

By Coach Frank Sagasta  2025 

Has mankind truly lost its way of life?  Do we actually understand our true sense of meaning?  

Journey through the shifting landscape of our collective conscience or the complexity of life from a different perspective.  In a world where we once-shared values and principles seem to erode with each passing day, this blog explores the consequences of abandoning moral standards for lawlessness and ignorance.  Here, we reflect on what is lost when society no longer upholds the ethical compass that once guided our actions—questioning whether the decline is real or merely perceived, and what it means for our future.  On a societal level, widespread ignorance and neglect diminishes civic engagement, erode trust in institutions, and opens the door to manipulation and instability, further accelerating the decline of collective values and principles.  Welcome to mankind 2.0 or the new normal.  

So, what brings us to awareness?  For many might know that we are truly missing this innate ability.  What brings us to awesome places such as this?   For some, it’s to get back in touch with themselves.  Some are trying to be more transparent.  For others they are trying to be more authentic.  But for few it seems they fight to really define who they are and why they exist.  For some is to connect with something greater than themselves— that oceanic feeling of limitlessness and connectedness.  We are all on this earth together, but we easily lose our sight or sense of humanity.  Many lose their way of life because of modern day distractions.  This modern world has transformed from wisdom, to knowledge, to information, to data, to ignorance and rewarded stupidity.  Very little of the roughly 70 gigs of info our brain processes daily is actually knowledge.  Indeed, those with the slightest sense of understanding know only two things for certain.  One is that we exist.  The other is that we will die, but that is a promise.  No amount of money can bring back time.  No amount of worldly possessions can be traded for more life.  

We should also know that we exist for a purpose, a meaning far greater than what our external environment or society is placed on us.  Unfortunately, we simply waste away time, energy, and effort daily.  The great Dr. Victor Frankl once said, “When a man cannot find meaning, he numbs himself with pleasure.”  Pleasure is not the same thing as meaning or fulfillment.  Whereas an animal naturally knows how to act for pleasure.  An animal knows how to get attention.  Only a human being can question “why, when, where, and how.”  So, what attention are you seeking today.  Is the attention you seek for pleasure?  Or purpose and meaning for brighter tomorrow? 

Final thought: “The Human Pilgrim” is a thoughtful meditation on the challenges facing humanity today and a call to rediscover authentic meaning and purpose in life.  It was meant to invite readers and listeners to pause, reflect, rewire, and choose a path that transcends superficial distractions toward deeper fulfillment.

If you’d like, I can also provide recommendations for books on meaning and purpose, just let me know!

Respectfully,

Coach Frank Sagasta