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As we've gone through this life, on this planet, in this society, with these people..we've been told many things. Along the way we've been shown some things that were true. And we have been shown some things that were blatantly false.
Now, you'd think that eventually, we'd figure out that the false "facts" are incorrect, but here's the thing:
All along the way, we've seen examples of what happens to people who try to step outside of the bounds of these "realities" we've been shown. Social pariah-hood, ridicule, discomfort. Roving gangs of thugs with guns and clubs showing up to "re-educate" those who are disinclined to believe the manufactured "truths."
Here's an example:
In reality, if we see an apple tree, we may approach it. If it has apples, we may take one, or we may take many. We may choose to throw the apple, eat the apple (and spit the bite out if there's half a worm in it.) If there are no apples, then we may climb the tree, explore it, carve our initials into it (not too deep now..poor tree), or a number of other things. We can EVEN choose to move on without noticing the tree one bit.
Here's what we may NOT do in REALITY: We may not own the tree or the land where it grows. It belongs to no one and can belong to no one. How does a being with a lifespan measured in decades, presume to own a piece of the system that birthed him..a system with a lifetime measured in BILLIONS of years? The claim of one little 100-year-long pink blip on the radar of time, trumping the claim of a 6 billion year old planet to its sovereignty?
Here's how we are convinced that reality is otherwise:
We see an apple tree and approach it. A man yells at us to get off of "his property." We disregard him, since he's obviously lost his mind..no one can OWN a tree..how absurd is that?!
So we've reached the tree and it has apples. And they look tasty. So we take two. One for ourselves and one for a friend. We shine them. We look at the ants crawling up the trunk of the tree. We notice the way the leaves shimmer in the sunlight when the breezes make them flutter. We notice a voice behind us.
"Don't move." Uh oh.
It's a man in a Navy Blue uniform and he doesn't look to happy.
"I'm placing you under arrest for trespassing and petty theft."
Now here's another interesting slice of reality. See, in reality..you DON'T have to do what another man orders you to. Why would you? His life is his life and your life is yours.
It would make absolutely no sense for a bunch of free spirits to just up and give up their independence in exchange for being told what to do.
So you think: "That's interesting. I wonder what he means."
And you say, "That's nice. Thanks for stopping by. Would you like an apple?"
At this point he grabs your arm and twists it. He places it behind you back and grabs your other hand. Maybe he isn't aware of the fact that you are a sovereign being free to go where you please and under the thumb of no one?
Apparently not, because he places restraints on your wrists, sticks you in a car and drives away.
And the man with the apple tree? He's too old to gather them anymore. He lets them drop, and rot.
And so in order to convince you to believe these "untruths", (or at the very least to convince you to live your life as though you believed them), you are educated, convinced, threatened, harmed and/or locked away.
Truth doesn't need to convince anybody. Truth doesn't need to beat anyone over the head to be believed. Truth is accepted because of its substance, and needs no external influence to bring about that acceptance.
Time is sufficient for Truth to take root in our hearts. No guns, clubs or brainwashing required.
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