When Tibet collapsed, those who helped the Chinese side overthrow the government, and even those who, like the officials who overthrew the Tokugawa shogunate during the Meiji Restoration, all used justifications such as "for the sake of the world," "for the sake of the people," "for growth," "it is the will of heaven," etc.

However, the important thing is, "Did you talk to God?" No matter how much the person themselves says it's the will of heaven, for the sake of the people, for the sake of the world, for the sake of the people, for the sake of liberation, if they haven't talked to God, it's just a sham.

In the past, God would send his will to the earth and, although the words are harsh, guided the people. Whether that was seen as domination or observation, history shows that there were often difficult choices made, but the royal family was making decisions for the people to live happily and prosperously. And that always included a dialogue with God, and for the royal family, desires were secondary.

Some people say that the royal family was extravagant. Well, if you're taking care of this barbaric place on earth, you need to be safe and eat some healthy food. Compared to the past, the living conditions of the people on earth have improved considerably, and the first improvement was in the diet of the royal family. However, if you look at history, things are becoming more and more abundant, whether it's food or housing. Saying that is unfair is shallow. The understanding of "Who improved the lives of the people?" is missing.

Well, the royal families of the past were like that, but current politicians are not talking to God, so they are doing politics first to satisfy their own desires, and then they are manipulating voters to indulge in their desires. They shout, "You will become rich!" or stir up anxiety, and they can get a certain number of votes.

The royal families of the past were more resolute. They might want to know what the people are thinking, but they never asked the people for their policies. Because they were the royal family, they made decisions on their own. People might have been happy or dissatisfied with those decisions, but there was still a certain degree of acceptance, so it seems that there were hardly any of the criticisms and arguments that we see today.

Being a royal family is tough. No matter what you do, you will be criticized by the people. That's the same then and now.

For example, in Rome, the emperor would often walk around town alone. Is that surprising? Even though they were the royal family, they were quite ordinary. They would listen to various complaints and opinions from the people in town. At that time, there were politicians, or rather, royal families who were human, and royal families who were of divine lineage, and there were those who were talking to God and those who were not.

Even if someone talks to God, people who cannot communicate with God will not understand, and recently, people have been called "shameless individuals who abuse the name of God" and used as a reason for purges. Nowadays, almost no one talks to God and then uses that to make political decisions, and I think there are very few politicians who can actually talk to God.

In that sense, politicians who are originally from the human world are more suitable for democracy. They can simply gather votes by appealing to desires or anxieties. While I can make some allowances for anxieties, desires are not good.

In any case, the fact that they are not talking to God makes it a farce.

In the past, politicians could be broadly divided into those who could talk to God and those who could not, and there was a clear distinction between them.

For example, it is said that in Tibet, politics was carried out by religion, but rather than religion, it was people who could communicate with God who ruled the country.

On the other hand, even though some officials were intelligent, they could not communicate with God, and they used their limited intelligence to participate in the overthrow of the country. China cleverly used such cunning officials to seize power in Tibet. There was a period of turmoil in Tibet, and it seems that the people who could talk to God underestimated those who could not. They lacked the imagination to think about what such officials might do. For the officials, it was frustrating that their intelligent opinions were not being taken into account, and they mistakenly thought that the Tibetan authorities were behind the times and needed to be "fixed." In reality, the Tibetan authorities were talking to God, so they didn't care about the officials. For the officials, the fact that the Tibetan authorities were talking to God was just a story, and they didn't believe it. There was an insurmountable wall between those who could hear the voice of God and those who could not, and the gap in understanding had become too deep.

There is also a question of why they could not deal with those who could talk to God. That is a mystery, and it seems like something I should not know. There is a reason, but I don't want to talk about it. It seems to be related to the history of Tibet, and there were also aspects of internal conflict. It seems that even God felt some resentment towards the Tibetan authorities. Therefore, they may have chosen to temporarily allow China to do as it pleased. Or, there may have been a larger decision involved. I will put that aside for now, as it is outside the scope of this topic.

China exploited the internal turmoil and connected with low-ranking officials who believed they were in unfortunate circumstances, skillfully manipulating them and easily overthrowing Tibet.

In Japan, similar to Tibet, low-ranking officials who believed they were in unfortunate circumstances, such as Iwakura Tomomi, were skillfully manipulated, leading to the easy overthrow of the Edo shogunate. These cunning low-ranking officials are truly something to watch out for. They must still be present among politicians and bureaucrats today. There are people who are strangely cunning, yet unable to communicate with God.

In Japan, it is generally said that the Meiji Restoration was a self-driven movement that led to the overthrow of the shogunate, but that is a lie. It is a story created by the government later for self-justification. It's the saying that "the victor writes the history." The truth is that it was a result of foreign machinations, but they managed to prevent becoming a foreign colony.

In Japan, the situation is similar to Tibet, where a low-ranking official like Iwakura Tomomi schemed to overthrow the government. The common point is that they target people who are not at the center of the government but believe they are capable and are troubled by their perceived unfortunate circumstances. Both the Tibetan unrest and the Meiji Restoration could not have succeeded so easily without external machinations. The common point is that cunning low-ranking officials were skillfully manipulated from the outside to overthrow the government.

While Tibet was annexed by China, Japan was spared annexation, which was a stroke of luck. However, the overthrow of the Edo shogunate was a disastrous failure due to foreign machinations. Although it is said that the Meiji Restoration was a good thing, that is only the convenient history created by the victors. In reality, people with spiritual abilities, such as those associated with Shinto and Shugendo, which had been prevalent in Japan since ancient times, were individually eliminated, and especially famous ones had their lineages destroyed by targeting the head of the family and influential members. This destroyed the culture where dealing with spiritual and supernatural abilities was commonplace, and prevented people from openly using such abilities. The Emperor was also deprived of that power. They made sure that the Emperor was not taught the truly important things. The ability to communicate with God was something that was naturally expected of the royal family, but even that became a target for elimination if spoken about openly.

The people who are considered to have strong supernatural abilities in Japan today have abilities that would be laughed at by people with abilities from a generation ago. That's how much people with abilities have been eliminated in Japan. Many were eliminated during the Meiji Restoration, but that is only considered a small part of the Meiji Restoration.

In a situation where people with the ability to communicate with gods tend to stay hidden, a carefree YouTuber is casually doing channeling, unaware of the past. However, the government has a list of people with abilities, and if any group activity is deemed to be inconsistent with the government's intentions, they become targets for elimination. It's amazing how someone can openly display their abilities in such a frightening world. Is it because they have powerful backing and are protected by an unseen world? If that's the case, it's fine.

It seems that there are also people who are born without any abilities in the modern era for safety reasons. Abilities appear when there is a need for them; if it's deemed unnecessary, they won't appear. Especially if it's for safety.

In modern times, people with abilities are hiding, and it's becoming difficult to even talk about spiritual matters.

In both Tibet and Japan, spiritual cultures have been largely destroyed in the 20th century. Japan still has the Japanese language and the country itself, but the situation is such that people with abilities, like those associated with Shinto, find it difficult to come out.

Even families that were once associated with Shinto have had their lineages cut off due to a lack of successors.

If the media continues to sensationalize and call Shinto and spiritual things "old," young people who know nothing about them will be influenced and move away from them. As they often say, to destroy a country, you start with the young people. If their way of thinking is changed through education, then truly important things will not be protected and will not be passed down.

Even though they somehow managed to prevent foreign invasions, the shape of the country has been distorted. The form of governing through dialogue with the gods, which had continued to some extent until the Edo period, disappeared after the Meiji government. And that government continues to this day.

The Meiji government was a government created by humans. And the current government is the same. There is no dialogue with the gods in it. Most people who become politicians are driven by their own desires and ambitions, using human desires and dissatisfaction as a means to expand their power.

However, if there is a saving grace for Japan, it is that when you look at individual politicians, there are some who, even if they cannot communicate with the gods, are at least serious. The Liberal Democratic Party is often criticized, but if you look at various places, there are aspects where things are somehow working well. Whether or not that aligns with the will of God is a mixed bag, but that's unavoidable.

Currently, it seems that the will of God is to watch and see how much humans can achieve on their own.