Current trade wars can be understood as rites of passage for a global system undergoing transformation. Just as the mythic child’s light reveals hidden truths, trade conflicts reveal the limitations of a system rooted in scarcity and competition. By viewing these conflicts as opportunities for purification and awakening, nations can transcend zero-sum thinking and co-create an interconnected, compassionate economic system that serves the flourishing of all life.
This co-creation requires inner work (humility, awareness of interdependence) and outer action (policy reform, fair trade, and ecological restoration). As the myth reminds us, the child’s light is not an external solution but a call to awaken the light within ourselves, transforming how we relate to one another, to the earth, and to the future.










