God morning from a beautiful and sunny London. Thank you for posting your thoughts and I hope that the shear connection you are having from the people that have taken the time and written back to you, will in itself demonstrate something to you to. If you strip away all the scientific and intellectual banter we are so able and readily available to indulge ourselves in, the simple truth remains. You, me and everyone else who is reading this, have the capacity to not be afraid. Like any phobia, which presents itself as a fear, you can overcome it and actually thrive on the now and like many phobias, it’s learnt behaviour. http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinformation/mentalhealthproblems/anxietyphobias/anxietyphobias.aspx
The now when you think about it IS the future. As a tiny example, by the time you have read this, you are already in the future and so by projecting yourself in the right direction, you are steering very personal experience. If you have not been blown up by a bomb or have lost your way through illness be it physical or mental, you are capable of controlling your perception and how you view world events… If only you will allow yourself. It is like learning to swim. The panic of not being able to swim will ultimately bring about your demise in deep water. If you are incapable of getting your head around what is physically happening to you at the time, you risk drowning! Relax, breath and you’ll float naturally! I grew up afraid. Afraid of the present and certainly afraid of the future. The anxiety I felt was debilitating. I know what I am talking about.
The interpretation of world events within the organisation is that, an interpretation. If you speak to a devout Buddhist, they will real off reams of doctrine dating back thousands of years that pertain to the time we are now in. Nostradamus, and practically every orchestrated religious theologian will be able to say we are heading for something. Of course we are! We are sucked into the future without any control over it. This in itself is scary. You are in control of where you are and who you are right now. While you are dealing with the angst of fear, you energies are not available to hold you up in order to float and enjoy the deep blue sky, the sun of your face and the sheer sensation of being.
Many are in a state of inertia through sheer confusion. Stop and listen to yourself. Really listen to yourself. Take control of the inner you and make yourself calm. Today is good, and so is tomorrow, if only you will let it. We are all going to pass on and die, and I for one don’t know anymore more than that, and nor should I. It is merely human arrogance to think we should. I know more need to know what is on the far side of the moon that I need to know, what the ultimate future holds for mankind. My responsibility to mankind and for myself is right now. It is here. It has taken me a while to get to this stage in my life and a lot of anguish, and personal journeying but I reckon I am OK. It is good to reat and take in the view of life as opposes to have my head down and dare not look up through fear.
What I am trying to say is this; Think about something really really simple for a moment, think about trees for example! Think about the way the trunk holds it up. In your minds eye, look up into the branches as the light dances amonsgts its leaves, and it gives way to the breeze. Its life cycle is so slow we miss it. Generally speaking, it lives far longer than us and it grows so slowly, we can simply miss it. We just see a tree, when what we need to see is a living organism in control, that has moved each leaf and branch, in order to gain optimum light and energy within it’s own unique space on this planet. it's a great life lesson for us to learn. It has just does things so slowly we cant see it within our own time continuum, even though we share the same space. Again like many trees, if you move them, they can simply wither away and die. It's like leaving the organisation, you need to realign your thoughts in order to gain insight. The bigger picture is no different, we can’t see the future, and we can only react to where we think we need to be to get the best from life’s light and energy. Think about it :O) Move your thoughts to where they best serve you. NOT the other way around. That way you can can think and see clearly. It is not a problem it is a challenge to coin a very cliched phrase.
Although I am confident I was brainwashed throughout my child and early adulthood. www.objectivethought.com/atheism/cult.html I am now confident I am free to make my own mind up about my identity and who I am and what I believe. Life is about change, and I am changing, and so should you. Dwell on the positives not the gloom of destruction, but the light and energy of living. That is the godliest thing you can do…for both the present and the future.
Your friend
Paul