YOUR LIFE IS AN ILLUSION
In order to survive, pre-historic man needed to be able to see an event and interpret it as danger or safe immediately. They had two dominant survival thoughts, kill something to eat and keep from being killed and eaten.
And to some degree, because of DNA being passed down through generations, we still have this mechanism of recognition in place today. We just don’t view it the same way.
Something happens… and our brain stretches and searches all through our mental programming looking to match some sort of pattern so we can make an instant decision. Is this safe or dangerous?
The meaning we give something is based upon a constant comparison of our past experiences projected into the future with the anticipation or possibility of it happening again.
Something happens and we immediately tell ourselves a story about what it means. So when you step into the future, you don’t really step into an empty future, but rather you step into a future that is filled with interpretations about what happened in the past, and what could happen in the future if you proceed.
A good example is in a series of repeated abusive relationships… a person enters into a new relationship and then immediately searches past records relating to their experiences in relationships… then they create more of the same to prove to themselves and others that their beliefs are true.
Imagine three circles. In the circle on the left, something happens to you… broken marriage, lose money in a business venture, etc… you decide what goes in there
In the circle on right you gave what happened meaning… bad experience with last marriage. Marriages don’t work out… business didn’t work last time. You gave whatever happened to you, meaning.
Now, in the circle on the bottom you live your life as if your story is true.
We live in a black and white world. However most live their life in the gray as if their story is true… When in reality it’s a made up story created from past experiences. This is an example of in-authentic living, and we all do it. You are living as if your story is true and reacting accordingly.
Everyone has a story, but the reality is that your story is mostly an illusion… it’s a made up belief. All beliefs are false… until you decide it is true… and that doesn’t make it true.
Look for the truth before taking action.