Supposed
The only reason humanity is cycling through this current reality of chaos, confusion, violence, hatred, uncertainty, distraction. (Well, besides religion…….). Is because it is the only thing we know. Having been indoctrinated for eons of generations that, this is how it is, and is, as good as it is going to get.
Trapped into experiencing the Bullwinkle, cartoonish illusion of immersion, that “there is nothing “up” my sleeve” magic show. Longer than temporarily hypnotized to believe we are “supposed” to struggle through this dense dimension by growth through adversity.
When instead of grasping the reality, individually and collectively of our divine nature. The miracle of consciousness, even on the most basic of levels of turning O2 into CO2 in the less than a blink of an eye. Without wires, gears or instructions.
Same goes for being able to convert raw and processed nutrients including a lot of dead animal flesh into an excremental warm soft paste, broken down in an acid bath. Expelled by muscles, you did not know you had.
All because one chose their parents and picked the vehicle they would ride in, for these trips around sun. When it seems as though, what we are supposed to know is.
“The incredible beauty of the sculptured cities and the pure spirit of man revealed in the lives and works of this world. I was overwhelmed by both wonder and understanding as I saw a completely different way to life.”
“2112”
– Rush
The quest then is, how can we 100th monkey theory our way into that reality “of the sculptured cities and the pure spirit of man” ?
Trouble is, even for myself I do not know what I’d be doing. Hard to imagine in that scenario, would still be “looking at the world through a windshield”. Maybe, even in those sculptured cities, would still need stuff brought from point A to B.
Who knows, I guess I might find out at that point, what I am supposed to do. Right now, I am doing what I’d rather be doing. Plus perhaps sculpting context through content to bring everyone along for a “new” ride.
“Just an observation,
Maybe I need
Different glasses.”
– Angelo Devlin
Looking at the world through a windshield. 
Wise philosophical insights yet again! How indeed can we 100th-monkey ourselves to a more harmonious collective intelligence? (Btw, LOVE that you turned 100th monkey into a verb!!) I think you’re on the right track of doing what you love – not for the money (though I’m sure it’s nice) but for the joy and vocation of doing it.
We need to get more thoughtful of our obsession with status, that constant effort in word or deed to take a slot in the human order of things. This placement is in constant flux. Most unconsciously strive to always get to a higher status within the world, their friend group, even their marriage. But the secret key is to be unattached to which status we occupy at any given moment. How do we choose the most helpful, healing, enlightened status at each breath? Sometimes a low one is good, a middle one, or a high one. It’s about not being attached to any of them, just focus on which one is needed right now, knowing it’s going to change.
Thanks for driving! and for driving your points home.
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But the secret key is to be unattached to which status we occupy at any given moment.
Agreed, how can we be attached to anything, when, everything happened, in the past. Whether it be eons or a Planckian nanosecond ago. It is gone, let it go.
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