Every once in a while, something crosses your path that stops you in your tracks — something that makes you question everything you thought you knew about the world.
That was me the other day, reading an article about a drone capturing footage of a group of people living deep in a remote region… completely cut off from modern society.
Not unaware.
Not forgotten.
Just choosing to live outside of our world.
There are still entire villages — real people, real families, real lives — who have never stepped foot into our “modern” world. They have no electricity, no phones, no clocks, no social media, no government systems, no advertisements telling them what they need, no pressure to become anything other than who they already are.
They live in a world that feels like a parallel reality.
And it fascinates me.
But more than that… it teaches us something.
1. A Full Life Doesn’t Require Our Definition of “Full”
We’re conditioned to believe that fulfillment comes from:
achievements productivity growth comfort convenience
Yet these tribes live full, meaningful, deep lives without any of the things we chase every day.
No noise.
No chaos.
No comparison.
Just existence — pure, present, human.
It makes you pause and wonder:
Are we actually thriving… or are we just endlessly busy?
2. “Progress” Isn’t Universal
From the outside, we might assume they’re “behind” — that our world is somehow superior or more advanced.
But the truth is striking:
They do not want our world.
They choose theirs, proudly and intentionally.
To them, our world isn’t an upgrade — it’s a disruption.
Their world is home, identity, freedom, rhythm.
And they guard it fiercely.
It makes you rethink what “better” even means.
3. They Are Living Echoes of Human Origins
Watching footage of them feels like looking through a window into how humanity once lived:
connected to the land bonded through community surviving through wisdom passed down for generations living according to the earth’s rhythms, not man-made ones
They are a reminder of who we used to be before modern life overstimulated our minds and fragmented our attention.
4. There Are Still Mysteries in the World
We love to think we’ve discovered everything.
Mapped every corner.
Documented every culture.
But then—
a drone flies overhead and reveals an entire village hidden beneath the trees.
It’s humbling.
It reminds us that Earth is still wild, sacred, and full of secrets.
The world is bigger and more mysterious than our little bubbles allow us to imagine.
5. They Teach Us Holy Boundaries
These villages avoid contact not out of fear, but out of wisdom:
outsiders bring disease outsiders bring exploitation outsiders bring change that erases culture
They protect their world the way we should protect our inner peace — fiercely, intentionally, unapologetically.
Not everything is meant to be shared.
Not everything is meant to be exposed.
Some things are sacred, and sacred things require boundaries.
6. They Make Us Rethink “Civilization”
We assume we’re more civilized because we have technology and systems.
But what if civilization is also:
emotional closeness communal purpose spiritual grounding simplicity harmony with the land
Who’s actually more aligned with life —
them, or us?
7. They Wake Us Up Spiritually
Seeing people who live untouched by noise or comparison shakes something loose in your soul.
It makes you ask:
What would my life look like without distraction?
Without pressure?
Without the constant hum of stress and expectation?
It makes you wonder who you would be if you never had to perform for the world.
Sometimes I think:
Maybe they aren’t the ones missing out.
Maybe we are.
A Final Thought
These tribes remind us that there is no single way to be human.
No universal path.
No timeline we must follow.
They are living proof that a meaningful life can look wildly different from what we’re taught to chase.
And maybe —
just maybe —
they’re here to remind us to slow down, reconnect, simplify, and remember that the world, at its core, is still full of wonder.
The Wild Gems 