Okay, okay, okay. I know this is sort of cheating, since I'm not writing it. HOWEVUH---I totally want to share this with you, and I really don't want to muck it up with my thoughts about it.
I just want you to read it, chew slowly, digest in a calm and relaxed manner, and then see how it nourishes you.
This is a quote from Gil Hedley, theologian and anatomical scientist and somanaut:
Many, perhaps most, would prefer to cling to a comfortable
false belief than be shown truths that turn your world upside down. Nothing
holds us back quite so much as the practiced turns of mind formulated in
moments of ignorance, doubt and fear. We will defend to the death notions which
are patently absurd when they are being used to
structure a worldview that makes us feel safe. I used to take it upon myself to
urge folks towards my version of sanity, but I no longer do so. If someone
asks, that's one thing, but to de-compensate another person's world view
without their consent is no kindness, and will only provoke anger and defense.
Even most 12 year olds have enough instinct to speak nicely about Santa before
younger children. But if you dare, for your own part, beg to be stripped of
your false beliefs, one by one or in a heap. Your world may fall apart, but you
will surely come together.
No shit,
Dani
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