Every nation, tribe, community, political party, religious organisation, company and club has some beliefs, ideals and ways of doing things that are based on unreality. Think about the Catholic church’s commitment to Earth being the centre of the universe and the trouble Galileo got into for arguing otherwise. (I would give current examples but they would make some people angry and other people smug.)
It’s easy and not costly to see the unreality in other people’s tribes/politics/religions/clubs. The hard and costly thing is to see it in your own. It’s hard because humans are wired for belonging. We are not good at acknowledging things that threaten our belonging. It’s costly because when you exchange unreality for reality, your connection to your people is weakened. You don’t feel as close to the centre of your crowd as you used to. If the unreality is big enough or you talk about it too loudly, your connection to the true believers may be swiftly and angrily destroyed.
Why choose reality if it’s so costly?
I think the value of reality is greater than the cost. More on that tomorrow.
Little Simz being awesome at Glasto:
Speaking of rap, if you have access to BBC iPlayer, be sure to catch Noname’s set while it’s available.
Grow slowly
Jeff
I get paranoid thinking about my someday funeral where I finally have a pre-recorded testimony of my true thoughts on my religion and beliefs shared with everybody attending…and they are like wow I never knew she really felt that way. Why I can’t share that real reality now, I’m not sure; only to a few people who get it. When it comes to religion, it’s tough to stray from the tribe as you mentioned even if your thoughts/beliefs are inclusive, loving, and kind.
Learning what is real is the lesson of living. Testing the waters, trying this and that, getting burned is the teacher. Reality is accepting the truth but you have to find it first. It’s all in the game called Life!🎼🎬The End