Wisdoms from the Journey - Vol IX (Oct 14 thru Aug 16)

The darkest side of the Light
(05/16/2016)
“The darkest side of human nature is our „us versus them‟ instinct. It is a
form of selective sociopathy in which we place our family and close friends in a
hierarchy above others. It's not the feelings that are „bad‟ -- of course it's great to
love our families, but we also need to explode that loving shit outward to the
downtrodden, to the broken-hearted, and even to the fucking enemy … And as if
this hierarchy wasn't bad enough, our reflexive innate desire is to „outgroup‟
people and animals who we arbitrarily deem to be different than us. History and
social studies have proven time and time again that people are easily and
naturally capable of being quite cruel to any being we perceive as the OTHER.
Well, the good news is that there is a cure to such cognitive dissonance. It
starts with the mind and is carried through by the „Heart‟ … The moment you
embrace the objective truth that no-one is inherently better than any other or any
more worthy of life, this is your first true chance at freedom beyond instinctive
bondage. Once this Truth is realized, you can awaken your humility and
rediscover your true Human Potential … Indeed, the potential Happiness of tzhe
entire world depends on it. So choose your intentions wisely, my Friends.”
(~ inspired by Scotty Mühlleib)
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