Are We Better Now Than We Were Then?

A Soul’s Look at Humanity’s Progress

Published on ARDELLES.com

There is a sacred ache in the hearts of those who still feel — an ancient question stirring in the background of our modern lives:

Have we truly grown?
Are we better now than we were before?
Or are we just better at hiding it all?

From the outside, it seems we’ve evolved. Satellites circle the globe. We can send messages across oceans in seconds. We’ve learned to map the stars, splice genes, and simulate entire realities from screens in our palms.

But what about within?
What about the quiet places — the soul, the spirit, the human heart?

That’s where the real story lives.

Are We Better Now Than We Were Then?

Progress Measured in Presence

We are not the same species we once were, not entirely. Some of us are beginning to remember.

Remember that silence is sacred.
That kindness is power.
That the Earth is not a resource — she is a living being.
That connection matters more than convenience.
That the soul doesn’t measure success in dollars, but in depth.

Yes, there are still wars. Yes, systems built on fear still stand. Yes, the noise is deafening at times. But within that noise… some of us are learning to listen again.

We are starting to ask better questions:
Not just What can I get? but Who am I becoming?
Not just What do I know? but What have I forgotten?

This is the pulse of inner progress — and it beats stronger now than it did a hundred years ago. Not everywhere. But somewhere. And somewhere is enough to begin.

The Rise of the Remembering Ones

Humanity isn’t waking up all at once — but the ones who are, are glowing brighter than ever. Quiet souls are stepping forward, not as heroes, but as humans who remember. They aren’t perfect. They aren’t loud. But they are real.

They’re planting food instead of fear.
They’re raising children with presence, not performance.
They’re healing the past — not with shame, but with truth.
They’re slowing down when the world says speed up.
They’re listening to the wind, to their intuition, to the spaces in between.

They are proof that hope is not gone.
It’s just quieter than the noise.

What Still Hurts, Can Still Heal

We can’t pretend the world isn’t hurting. There’s too much to grieve. Too much that still hasn’t changed. The same patterns echo through time — corruption, disconnection, division, control.

But this time, more of us see it.
This time, more of us are awake while it’s happening.

That alone is powerful.

You cannot unsee the truth once it settles in your soul.
You cannot unknow the light, even if you sometimes fall back into shadow.
And once a soul remembers — truly remembers — it begins to rise.

We are the generation of both endings and beginnings. The old world is cracking, the new one still unformed. We are the bridge. The in-between. The remembering.

Are We Better Now Than We Were Then?

So… Are We Better Now?

Not in every way.
But in the ways that matter most — the ones that begin within — yes, we are learning.

Somewhere tonight, a person who once hurt others is holding themselves accountable in tears.
Somewhere today, a woman is forgiving her mother and freeing generations of pain.
Somewhere this morning, a man looked at his child and finally saw them as a soul.

Somewhere, someone remembered.

And that changes everything.

Let This Be Your Sign

If you’re reading this… maybe it’s your turn to remember.

To breathe more deeply.
To listen more softly.
To be the hope you keep looking for.

Because no matter how broken the world may seem, there is still love — waiting, alive, within you. That’s where real progress begins.

Not in machines. Not in monuments.
But in the return of something ancient and real: you.

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When The Soul Remembers