WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN?
Do you ever just ask that simple question? What do you really believe in? And what does it mean to you, to “believe in” something? To believe is to “assume as factual” and to hold that idea as a construct to make sense of the world around you. People all over the world, “believe in” all kinds of things, Gods, economic systems, political systems, cultural rules, social rules, personal rules, historic lore, folklore, current social norms, authorities of many ilks, and so much more. All this has grown out of some sort of desire for knowledge and control. So, what do you believe in?
I remember a conversation with my mother many, many years ago, where we were discussing my newly found seeing of the world in a direct fashion. She struggled with my awkward descriptions, but was getting my point. Eventually, in an exasperated tone, she said, “you have to believe in something” and I just looked at her and said, “why is that?”. She could not answer, since it had never occurred to her, in her lifetime, to ask why we “had to believe” in something. So, do you think we have to believe in something? And, if so, why is that?
As I see it, all humans are conditioned to “believe” in whatever culture, society, religion, etc that they are born into. We do this to make sure our children “fit in” to the world they were born into and not become outcasts. But, what is behind this? I know most of us never, ever ask that question, but just accept that this is the way I was brought up. This is what I was told and how I was brought into the grown up world around me. And it does not matter a bit, what that world was, because the process is always the same. And what process is that, I would hope you ask?
It is always a process of control. For eons, humans have conceived some way that the world is (sometimes flat, sometimes with Devils, sometimes with Gods of everything, and on it goes), and once that notion gains a foothold, the way the folks in charge retain their power over others, is to acculturate all the young people into this belief system. This conditioning process lets them maintain a system and structure of control based on a “belief system” instead of physical dominance. And why is that important, you may ask? Because to dominate by physical force is very hard and very time and money consuming. It is much easier and more efficient to just condition people to “buy in” to the beliefs that get them to support their control voluntarily.
So what do you believe in? What conditioning do you buy into that gets you to voluntarily support the current illusion of the day? Do you ever ask why you believe what ever it is that you believe, or are you past that point and terrified of showing up without belief. Guess what, the world is still here, even if you do not “believe in anything”. Actual life is not dependent on whether you believe in it or not. The sun will shine, spring will come, you will get hungry, sleepy, and go on with your life. In a state of non-belief, you will just see the world as it is, with no defending, no justification, no judgment, and no reason to believe. And it is quite beautiful, just as it is. Tlane 1/10/12
