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[Alexandr Korol]

I then assumed that how wonderful it would be if a person could simply be connected to an idea, and that this idea, regardless of which country you are in, what nationality you are – if you belong to it, then you are part of this online state. For this, we wouldn’t need a passport, nationality, or territory – because the most important thing is the idea, and if you are connected to it, then you are part of the people of this new state. That’s how I envisioned it, speculated on it. And then I realize – so this is what religion is. And then I understand that this is probably what religion is about: that regardless of your nationality, regardless of which country you are a citizen of – you can have your own religion, your own faith. But of course, we still live in a world where some things dominate more in certain places and less in others. Roughly speaking, Hinduism, this Indian religion, is primarily developed in India. Most of it exists only in India, with small percentages found in other countries. Of course, an Indian temple exists in the United States and in Thailand, since it is a Buddhist country – that is understandable. But still, most of the believers in India are in India, and they follow Hinduism. Or, as another example, Arab countries – Muslims, Islam – it is still primarily found in their territories. Yes, they are present all over the world in small numbers, but the majority, as we see, aligns with their regions. And so, culture, nationality, and religion often coincide. Similarly, in the CIS countries, they align more or less with Orthodox Christianity, though, as we see, there is already some mixing happening. In Russia, there are many territories and republics that are part of the country and practice Islam. There is also a certain number of Buddhists, some Catholics, and let’s not forget about the Jewish community – synagogues exist all over the world, though, of course, the starting point is Israel.
And here I realize that the idea itself – regardless of nationality or location – is just an idea. And these were the thoughts I had when I was younger, ten years ago. And what do we see now? It turns out that people all over the world, regardless of their culture, nationality, age, country of citizenship, or even their religion, are still divided into groups. They are divided into three worlds – heaven, earth, and the underworld. This is embedded in their very nature, though the boundaries are invisible, and these three worlds are not apparent, but they exist. The deeper you delve into this as a person, defining these boundaries, the more you begin to see what you previously could not see