In this journalistic work, the author analyzes the state of humanity, standing on the brink of a universal catastrophe. Particular attention is paid to man - the main reason for the existence of just such a world in which we live. Who is a person? What is the meaning of our life? What is Russia's mission? The author proposes to solve these most important questions on the basis of the work of the great scientist Alexander Klizovsky and his book “Fundamentals of World Understanding of the New Epoch” - the first experience of large-scale philosophical understanding of the cosmic evolution of humanity and the unified laws of life based on the Teachings of Living Ethics and Theosophy.