The mind is a tool of creation or destruction. The more powerful the mind, the more creative or destructive potential. It is like fire, it can be used to enlighten or destroy others, and oneself. The asylums are full of geniuses who did not know how to train their mind. You probably know what I'm talking about.
How many times your mind, in its creative capacity, has burned you, or those who are close to you? Sublimate, educate your mind. Substances such as alcohol and drugs, numb it for a while, but do not take it. When she wakes up, it's worse, she's angry. It is to cover the Sun with a finger. Taming your mind, show him who is the boss. Learn to observe it, and to control it. In the West they did not teach us this, but you can learn it on your own.
The same happens at the species level, a humanity with a mental power without direction, self-destructs. A humanity with a directed mental power sublimates and evolves.