“We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness.” ~ George Orwell, 1984
George Orwell’s quote begs the question, is there a such a place of no darkness in this 3rd-dimensional Earth plane? History has shown that darkness has always existed, and so we might extrapolate that it likely always will to one degree or another. After all, challenge appears to be a crucial factor in sparking self-illumination in humans, and is that not why our souls choose to have an experience of life in a human body on this planet? To grow?
I’ve tried to imagine what life would be like if we had no challenge, and, is that how we would define utopia? It would be pretty darned boring, I think. Having said that, I also think that human beings at this time are being weighted by too many unnecessary obstacles, and much of it is rooted in a choke hold of governmental overreach. It’s feeling to me like we’re moving towards the type of dystopia Orwell wrote about.
Somehow the rules that were meant to organize and make a functioning and safe society have morphed into a monster, one that thinks it has the right to completely control our lives. It increasingly behaves as thought it owns us. Ask yourself, were you born onto this planet to be owned by an entity?
The whole point of George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 was to present to the reader a vision of a kind of world that we may not want. Do we? Or, don’t we? Human life (I think) will never be without challenge. But how do we envision a kind of “utopia” that is gentler and nurturing, and yet still involves enough challenge that we are energized by it, that still provides the impetus to grow? Why is our growth contingent on so much darkness? There must be a different way. I believe it is something that we have never known yet on this planet.
This may be our greatest challenge of all right now: To open our minds enough to allow for something completely new and different, not just an overhaul or cosmetic change of what we have always known. We are completely capable of creating a new reality, but only if we see what society is right now, and free ourselves enough to move beyond it.
“Utopia lies at the horizon.
When I draw nearer by two steps,
it retreats two steps.
If I proceed ten steps forward, it
swiftly slips ten steps ahead.
No matter how far I go, I can never reach it.
What, then, is the purpose of utopia?
It is to cause us to advance.”
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Creativity, the drive to invent something new and unique, is rooted in nonconformity. Where there is conflict, disparity, or lack, answers are not usually found in the norm. Rather, solutions for big problems require creative thinking and big new ideas.
What I have learned from living in several distinctly different cultures is this: Each one has its own unique group think and a general need in the people within it to fit in. Some cultures are less xenophobic than others; they will welcome an outsider more readily. Groups tend to view outsiders as a threat to their agreed upon consensual rules.
I propose a challenge for you. Pretend for a day or two that you are not part of your culture, and observe it as objectively as possible. What makes it tick? With what cultural factors do you agree or disagree? Critically observe yourself, and assess the ways in which you adapt (or don’t) to the groupthink and behavior.
Believe in your own wisdom, speak it, and live it. Let’s be careful not to lose our individuality, critical thinking skills, and creativity. These are valued in an evolved society.
Society’s Boxes is an excerpt from Becoming Bigger: In a world that wants to keep you small.
Why Would I?
Why would I want
to be like
everybody else?
Ever?
By some miracle
of Creation,
I am unique,
I came here to
make my own
contributions to
life, society,
and humanity.
If you and I
think like
everybody else,
we all become
a goopy,
boring,
stagnant,
uncreative,
unproductive,
homogenized,
mishmash of
conformist
hive minds
wearing the same hat.
Why would I?
Why would you?
Why Would I? is an excerpt from The Samurai’s Pen.
What if we need to
start asking ourselves “what if?”
to change our future?
What if alternate
new energies were unveiled
to stop the oil wars?
What if we learned how
to cooperate, instead
of resorting to bombs?
What if the money
we work so hard for was used
to build, not destroy?
What if we wanted
the Earth to thrive, not just for
survival, but for love?
What if we all learned
how to plant food, to at least
grow our gratitude?
What if instead of
selfishness, humanity
became popular?
What if we pledged to
treat all life around us with
a new reverence?
What if…?
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This is a wake up call to take a realistic and pragmatic view of the shifts you are seeing in the world around you right now. Start calmly evaluating how you can take charge of your life to be prepared for whatever comes at you. You are much stronger, resilient, and resourceful than you might imagine.
Time to start really paying attention to events, the unfolding, and not only to what you see, but also what you don’t see. What’s missing?
Time to watch for the incongruities, the inconsistencies, and what is between the lines. The signs for what may come in the future are always there, when we pay proper attention and have discernment.
Time to question, question, question.
Time to use not only your logic as you process the world around you, but also to listen to your heart and your gut.
Time to take personal responsibility for your life, rather than waiting for someone else to solve the problems.
Do not be dismayed, but rather be heartened by the resiliency of the human spirit. When we pull together, great things can be accomplished. This has been demonstrated again and again throughout history. This is the big opportunity of humanity to step up to the plate, raise our consciousness, and create a better world and society for ourselves.
Inspirational Quotes:
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day.” ~ Albert Einstein
“Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.” ~ Voltaire
“It is not that I’m so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.” ~ Albert Einstein
“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” ~ Zora Neale Hurston
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” ~ Voltaire
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