Charlie Pecos
19th October 2012, 17:07
Hello All,
It has been a while since I last posted here as I have felt that there was really nothing more I could contribute to the forum. The question has often been asked here- ''How do we go about changing the world?'' The answer to this question has and continues to be debated and argued. I sought out the answer to this question by doing a lot of ''inside work'', and I have had to face some startling (to me) truths, truths that fly in the face of conventional understanding. It took me quite some time to acquiesce to these truths.
It began with turning off the tv, getting rid of the premium television access I was paying for. I would still watch violent movies, but then gradually I began to lose interest in them, couldn't watch them anymore. I began to realize that watching violent acts and playing violent roles in video games was affecting the way I think. I realized that television programs us to think in certain, subtle ways. I was always picturing myself holding a gun, blowing away some unidentified adversary. I had this vision running through my head all the time. Why? Because watching violent acts, playing violent roles perpetuates violent thoughts. These thoughts drove me to aquire quite a collection of guns. I loved my guns.
Once I was able to recognize this truth, I began to search inwardly for answers. I was brought to an understanding that if I wanted to ''do something'', the best way to go about it was to make a change within myself. ''Get rid of the guns'', I was told, ''you don't need them''. I would argue this point, but the message was adamant- ''let's put it this way, if you do need a gun, one will be provided to you. You don't need any guns, you have never needed a gun.''
I was stubborn and refused to give up my guns, for a while. Eventually, I came to understand that what I was realizing was right. If I wish affect any change at all in my world, I must change the way I think about things, I must change my beliefs. I have gotten rid of my guns, I no longer watch violent tv shows or play violent video games. If I picture myself holding a gun in my minds eye, I throw it away, let it go.
This propensity for war, violence, anger and hatred- it shows only that we as a people, as a civilization have not yet matured enough on the whole to realize that these things are what doom the human race to extinction. That if we wish to evolve, part of that evolution is becoming consciously aware of those ideas and concepts, morals and beliefs that hold us back, prevent us from evolving. That each and every one of us must make a decision in every moment, to create or to destroy. What we choose to create or choose to destroy is up to us.
In the grand scheme of things it matters not, as this is all just an experience.
But it matters to me, because I can see a world very different from the one I live in. I am doing my best to create that world around me.
I gave up my guns because I no longer wish to live in a world where guns are necessary. I have given up my anger and hatred because I no longer wish to experience a reality where anger and hatred are predominant forces. I do not fear anymore, nor do I subscribe the thoughts and ideas that promote fear. I know that everything that I experience is perfect and right.
I am comforted by this thought, even when things are not going the way I would like them to. I let the experience wash over me and I take away only that which I find to be useful, and discard the rest- the anger, fear, resentment. It is not who I hold myself to be. These negative experiences have lessened substantially since I changed my beliefs.
We all know it's wrong, the way we sometimes treat each other. The foods we eat, the chemicals we ingest. The killing of others. Human beings were never meant to live the way we live. But we have chosen it, we choose in every moment of every day. I want to live in a world where we make better, smarter choices- choices to proclaim to the universe the best and highest ideal of what it means to be human.
So I started with me.
I just wanted to share my thoughts with those outside my world. Good luck and God Bless.
Charlie
It has been a while since I last posted here as I have felt that there was really nothing more I could contribute to the forum. The question has often been asked here- ''How do we go about changing the world?'' The answer to this question has and continues to be debated and argued. I sought out the answer to this question by doing a lot of ''inside work'', and I have had to face some startling (to me) truths, truths that fly in the face of conventional understanding. It took me quite some time to acquiesce to these truths.
It began with turning off the tv, getting rid of the premium television access I was paying for. I would still watch violent movies, but then gradually I began to lose interest in them, couldn't watch them anymore. I began to realize that watching violent acts and playing violent roles in video games was affecting the way I think. I realized that television programs us to think in certain, subtle ways. I was always picturing myself holding a gun, blowing away some unidentified adversary. I had this vision running through my head all the time. Why? Because watching violent acts, playing violent roles perpetuates violent thoughts. These thoughts drove me to aquire quite a collection of guns. I loved my guns.
Once I was able to recognize this truth, I began to search inwardly for answers. I was brought to an understanding that if I wanted to ''do something'', the best way to go about it was to make a change within myself. ''Get rid of the guns'', I was told, ''you don't need them''. I would argue this point, but the message was adamant- ''let's put it this way, if you do need a gun, one will be provided to you. You don't need any guns, you have never needed a gun.''
I was stubborn and refused to give up my guns, for a while. Eventually, I came to understand that what I was realizing was right. If I wish affect any change at all in my world, I must change the way I think about things, I must change my beliefs. I have gotten rid of my guns, I no longer watch violent tv shows or play violent video games. If I picture myself holding a gun in my minds eye, I throw it away, let it go.
This propensity for war, violence, anger and hatred- it shows only that we as a people, as a civilization have not yet matured enough on the whole to realize that these things are what doom the human race to extinction. That if we wish to evolve, part of that evolution is becoming consciously aware of those ideas and concepts, morals and beliefs that hold us back, prevent us from evolving. That each and every one of us must make a decision in every moment, to create or to destroy. What we choose to create or choose to destroy is up to us.
In the grand scheme of things it matters not, as this is all just an experience.
But it matters to me, because I can see a world very different from the one I live in. I am doing my best to create that world around me.
I gave up my guns because I no longer wish to live in a world where guns are necessary. I have given up my anger and hatred because I no longer wish to experience a reality where anger and hatred are predominant forces. I do not fear anymore, nor do I subscribe the thoughts and ideas that promote fear. I know that everything that I experience is perfect and right.
I am comforted by this thought, even when things are not going the way I would like them to. I let the experience wash over me and I take away only that which I find to be useful, and discard the rest- the anger, fear, resentment. It is not who I hold myself to be. These negative experiences have lessened substantially since I changed my beliefs.
We all know it's wrong, the way we sometimes treat each other. The foods we eat, the chemicals we ingest. The killing of others. Human beings were never meant to live the way we live. But we have chosen it, we choose in every moment of every day. I want to live in a world where we make better, smarter choices- choices to proclaim to the universe the best and highest ideal of what it means to be human.
So I started with me.
I just wanted to share my thoughts with those outside my world. Good luck and God Bless.
Charlie