I would argue we don't need to replace the system because paradigms tend to work differently. Soon enough people will have changed their mindset that a new form of society will come to exist without the destruction of the old one, just unnoticed because the changes aren't occurring in governments but in the hearts and actions of individual people. As Chris Abani said "The world is never saved by grand messianic gestures but in the simply accumulation of gentle, soft, almost invisible acts of compassion." These flowers of ideal will
continue to cast seeds, just like I'm casting a seed here. I don't even fully
understand this seed, I'm trying to explain it out partially just to help me figure out what terms to use to describe this new method. But it will spread for the extent that it's true and the wise critics in our minds will tear apart ideas that aren't agreeable with our world structure the same way our body fights infection.
Consider the conception and perception of time and infinity. By focusing on infinity and attempting to perceive it, one comes to realize the moment is all that exists and time is an illusion. It is an illusion but it has some value as we use it to plan events and without it... we wouldn't know where to go next. The question is: If life is meaningless, what's the point in doing anything?" when the question ought to be "if life is meaningless, what's the point in getting butt-hurt over anything?
Knowledge is a powerful force of preservation and obtaining knowledge in Science would transform you into a powerful force of reason and understanding thus further enabling mankind to manifest that which still exists and mere possibility.
In the broadest scope, the universe expands and collapses, there was no beginning and there will be no end. We will continue expanding and collapsing for eternity. What does this mean to the Buddhist? It means all life will plunge in samsara and then slowly reawaken into Nirvana then plunge back into samara for the freedom to experience this awakening all over again. Now let's observe the Hindus for the next step down, the Brahmic eras. Above the realms of heaven are realms of ineffable consciousness which I can neither understand nor explain. Everything below this realm (heaven, earth, hell) gets purged at the end of the brahmic era and whoever comes back down first thinks themselves God and begins acting as such until the brahmic era ends and he, along with everything else, is purged once again.
Even further down to the bible and conspiracy theorists, earth itself has the specific purpose of evolving a sentient race with the explicit means of connecting the mind and body, finding harmony with technology and reconciling god and science. Earth is isolated in its own stream of expectation and wouldn't be able to see aliens even if they did visit because our expectation-driven reality is blocking their existence out from this planet.
We can see very, very far. Especially with things like DMT or advanced meditation. But we still live right now, in the moment and we're still fighting a war to ensure we succeed where every previous incarnation of the human race has failed. Or if you prefer rejecting the idea of previous advanced human civilizations then that's fine too, the postulation is unnecessary to accept the fact that there is still much work to be done. We are not wise and elightened sages (not yet
) but through practice and failure we gain knowledge and awareness to improve our circumstances along with everyone around us. One must more or less surrender to the moment and surrender to their work.
Assuming you're a straight male, think of the resistance you feel when approaching a female. The advice already exists: fail until you figure them out. But most people don't think like that, they think when that perfect girl comes along they'll suddenly bottle neck half a decade of practice into one pick-up attempt. Because they're too attached to things that don't exist and afraid of failure. Failure teaches us how to become successful. If someone spend their entire life succeeding they learn nothing and may have entered this world with superior genes but they gain no strength, no wisdom.
In other words do the very best you possibly can... but in a "fuck-it" way. Just because you stand no chance against a superior chess master does not mean you'll learn nothing. On the contrary you'll advance more quickly. You just can't be afraid to fail. Awareness allows us to do this because it removes attachment from our endeavors. But if you feel lost in intellectualizing a useless universe... perhaps you aren't putting enough effort into improving your skills and pursuing your endeavors. We naturally feel resistance against thing we want to do. In fact the more important it is to us, the more resistance we feel. That's an attachment born from blindness to what lies beyond our dreams. Sometimes we can't find peace and then work though, sometimes we have to work and then find peace. Sometimes we just have to fight the resistance even if we hate it and every excuse we have says no.
There are
millions of seeds, and yours may be inconsequential to the world. Or it may be everything because the fact is every opportunity you come across is completely unique, never to be repeated, never to be found again. Whether you take it or not is ultimately inconsequential but in a battlefield a lot of people may be counting on one man's bravery. Though he's among hundreds charging the enemy... though he stands little chance of being the guy to laze that artillery and get our support rolling in... maybe he's the only one who won't get shot in the face. Maybe he needs to run faster or they'll never make it. Maybe that girl you decide you don't need to talk to is an heiress that wants your penis. In life most things are unlikely but when chance presents itself it is worth fighting for.
Cast many seeds... you never know which will hit.
But obviously be as aware as possible
and when casting a seed make the best effort you can. The warrior must be patient. If we jump at every opportunity our actions are half-assed at best. Use your awareness you choose your battles, use your sense of purpose to win those battles. In order to build this awareness... one needs to go out and fail a lot. Trying to learn an instrument or write a book? Only way to do it is suck for so long you've ran out of ways to suck at it and have no alternative left but to sound good.
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