Aaron David

I believe that humans are spiritual beings which are merely experiencing the physical realm temporarily. There is a universal energy which coincides with the spiritual realm, which is absolute and true. Humans possess an intuitive ability to harness this universal energy by the power of their own suggestion. However, humans often suffer from cognitive dissonance with respect to their shadow. If this shadow is collectively ignored and neglected of its recognition by those who embody the realm of society, this collective dissonance will inadvertently become collectively self-destructive. Societal and culturally accepted formalities are cast as shadows upon ones conscious primarily by way of media outlets in the form of propaganda designed according to a primary motivation to influence the masses into voluntary submission and conformity. These images are in the forms of pre-conceived notions and misconstrued truths, disguised as utopian and idealistic realities. This form of stratification creates an inevitability of oppression upon those who are born into lower stratum and an exaltation of those who are born into upper stratum. If and when one is freed from the confines of societal stratification, initially they will be overwhelmed with impending bombardments of universally fixed moral absolutes, truths and realities, all of which to them, were previously unbeknown prior to their release. Although this sudden diffusion of knowledge is inherently a bewildering and uncomfortable experience for the individual, it is during this flitting moment when confrontation with their repressed and suppressed aspects of their conscious Self can be instrumental towards the individuals spiritual rebirth and awakening. During the span of a confrontation with oneself, an unavoidable ultimatum is imminent. Indeed, the power of free will is both a bestowment and a hindrance simultaneously. Man is to woman what repulsion is to attraction, what altruism is to egoism, what black is to white, what North is to South, and what virtue is to immorality. The power of free will allows the individual to either enter into, or retreat from the confrontation. It behooves him or her during this stage of growth to have acquired a resolute sense of introspective insight. Once a resolute sense of introspective insight is acquired, a subjective approach towards impending conflict must be maintained. During this stage of ones growth, a heightened sense of spiritual awareness is a critical contributory component. It promotes growth and serves as a temporary anodyne for the individuals cognizance. However, this heightened sense of spiritual awareness in conjunction with the individuals inevitable unfamiliarity with the whimsical nature of the spiritual realm creates for the individual a heightened susceptibility of becoming victimized by preemptive spiritual attack. After all, it is within the spiritual realm where mans and womans eternal antagonist incognito, the carnal fiend, facetiously disguises himself as residual affinity. Ones ability to recognize, assess, and constructively confront his or her own duality of their conscious Self will secure ones spiritual dominion, and he or she will then be allotted with an increase in diffused knowledge as well as an increase in accountability and eventually, spiritual transformation. Finally, he or she will be awarded an opportunity to attain transmutation. Once the individual has done all of the aforementioned, he or she must voluntarily descend, re-enter the confines of their former societal stratum and humbly regress towards their becoming a mere citizen and a peer in relation to the inhabitants who have not yet been released from their confinement. While he or she is in the cave once again with the inhabitants, he or she must attain a superior sense of insight. The enlightened and noble are obligated and held accountable to the less fortunate, to those who are not yet enlightened, to the stability of the State, and to the security of its civilians liberty by virtue of the quintessence of becoming. A person who suggests that they know everything is a person I will be sure to steer clear of with care. Whether or not I am right about what I currently believe matters little to my psychological comfort and security. The pursuit of Truth can be attempted only once my entire soul is loosed from the bindings and chains of preconceived notions and turned away from what the world has told me I will become. Once I am freed from the bindings, I must strive to heighten my ability to conceptualize through a facet of higher learning. Upon first glance of that which I have been prevented from perceiving, a sense of disbelief will temporarily overwhelm me with distress. Eventually, my perception will acclimate to the new surroundings and I will begin to recognize my own repressed and suppressed aspects of conscious self. I am comfortable with the pursuit of self-actualization, and I hope to attain it before my last dying breath. If ever the time comes that I have attained self-actualization, it will be my responsibility to venture into the public domain as a humble servant, wherefore I must acquire a superior sense of insight within the realm of the public domain. Only then will I be worthy enough to be led by my contemplations to a conceptual conclusion.