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thenewgreen · 4670 days ago · link · · parent · post: If you are rooted in reality there would be no fear.
I don't think that anyone should be walking around without the ability to utilize critical thinking and be aware of the outside world. The ability to be in the now could evolve in to a voluntary state of consciousness to be turned on and off as it is necessary. Instead of watching mindless television or sitting on a park bench worrying about the future or fretting about the past, humanity could actually exist in the only reality there is. The present moment. That's not to say that setting goals or making plans aren't important, they are. But all there is or ever will be is the present moment. -It's the alpha and omega.
Fear, happiness, greed, worry, anger, empathy, guilt, sadness, bordom, passion, etc., these are us. Something that didn't have these possibilities wouldn't be attaining to me. -So you think your collection of emotions defines your existence or somehow makes it more fulfilling? You can have your sadness and anger, I'd willingly give them up if I could. Though I'm not sure that's entirely possible. What I do think is possible is to not wallow in them. -That is unless you're being attacked by a bear ;) You can't change the feeling but you can change the feeling about the feeling in a second or two, oh uh-huh -The Silver Jews