I've had to do a lot of soul searching the past month. Really, I've been soul searching ever since I burned and crashed years ago. Lately, I've had to search my soul for love, forgiveness, and inner confidence. During this journey, I've learned so much about the consequence of the "Illusion."
You see, we are all pulled by the Illusion. The Illusion is different for every one of us. It's different for you at different ages. As a child, it may be the burning desire to get the newest Call of Duty of Grand Theft Auto. It may be getting your ear pierced or getting to that party. Later, it turns into craving the popularity, the acceptance, that comes with adolescence and young adulthood.
The Illusion for the young is turning a very ugly page. Instagram and Facebook and the other social media outlets are making people be less aware of the Illusion, while pursuing their desires far more. It is causing them to suffer in ways that drugs, alcohol, social gatherings and attachments cannot quench. They resort to superficial means of pleasure, only to find that their Spirit eludes them.
Adults in their 30's are starting to realize this too. They feel the Illusion pulling at them. They need to accomplish something, they need to have security, they need something before they can truly Love or be Vulnerable. They lie to themselves and others but forget that their happiness depends not on maintaining social status or appeal, but on how they serve themselves, the ones they love, and the community.
Older adults, often caught in the Illusion that they are unable to Change, forget that everything is changing, ALL the time. Nothing is fixed, and with the world becoming more and more globalized, there is more potential than ever for an evolution of consciousness. There is more chance than ever that we as individuals can understand how to love ourselves (outside of social media or fabricated/brainwashed social ideals) and how to love others well. There is more chance than ever that as communities, we can discover peace and prosperity for the collective. That we can find a way to teach that hard work, giving and knowledge can produce citizens that manage themselves incredible well.
We can find a way to eliminate deceit, greed, corruption and lust. We can invite hidden molesters to discover healthy mindsets and mindfulness so they can stop molesting. We can invite the pathological liars to act, write and inject their passion for drama and suffering into art. We can guide hyperactive/hyperintelligent to work on ideas and projects that they believe in that would serve communities and individuals. We can turn them into entrepreneurs, not slaves of their own mind.
There is a lot of room for growth, the question is, "Are you ready to drop the Illusion?"
Are you ready to live your fullest, to acknowledge your fears and remember why you are on Spaceship Earth? Can you see past the glitz, the glamour, the pull of the Illusion that you need to be living life without graceful Intention, Honor and Humility?
If you are ready, you will be welcomed into the Halls of the Heroes. You'll be invited to discover Love. You'll experience the beauty of life and all it has to offer.
Have I found it? Well, I get reminded every day that I need to Love myself. I get reminded that I have a mission. I'm in pursuit of teammates, of friends, of colleagues that Love Life so much that they don't need the Illusion. They see through it so much that they welcome the Love whenever and wherever they are. They honor Heroes and give their time to the pursuit of their own journey. They disintegrate the Illusion when it is offered in a champagne flute.
What will you do when you notice the Illusion?
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