This is literally what he sent me:
You're offspring will reap the demise off your ignorance, be it slavery or another form of retribution. You're unwillingness to acknowledge injustice will bring the wrath of vengeful and irrational beings, seeking reparations in blood. I sought to enlighten you to a reality you were not privy to through the stories of people who lived those hardships. Those "criminals", as you call them, will come to eternally rob you and your next of kin of light... I wish the best for you.
Really fucked up stuff, this was a good friend of mine. What happened to people?
I think a lot of the talk of "pursuing my own interests" and "building things" is a distraction from what truly matters in life. To me what matters is love and family; community. People that overly focus on building/improving things IMO are sometimes just distracting themselves from the unfortunate reality of their life which is missing this love, family, companionship and community. People too overly focused on going their own way and doing things for themselves in my opinion are often just studying for an exam they never take, that exam being love, family, community and building strong emotional bonds with others.
That's how I think and feel anyway. I've mostly done everything I want and accomplished most things. There's very little I can do to improve my life. I mean, I make 6 figures at a job I work about 3 hours a day at... I'm fit, in good shape, eat healthy, own a place, have done lots of traveling, I've read more books last year than most people have their life, I have a masters degree and post graduate certifications, I've learned how to program even though it isn't my field... Most things feel like a distraction rather than actually something that adds value. To me the real value in life is the emotional connections one forms with others and the most important one of all is between husband and wife and the children she provides.