Mind control is difficult to acknowledge and reject mostly because it's so subtle. We're taught by our parents, our extended family, and our church leaders how to act and think. We're reminded of consequences for not acting or thinking the way our elders teach us. We fall in line and we obey. Our mind is subtly yet continuously massaged into thinking in an unnatural fashion. We are changed.
As we grow older, we defend our thoughts and beliefs and further cling to our standards as not only relative truth but the absolute truth...the truth of God. God wants us to do this. God wants us to do that. God wants us to act this way to avoid ending up like "those people". And it's crucial, that as adults, we teach our children or nephews or nieces or grandchilren the absolute truth. That child's soul is dependent on our action.
So, innocently, we pass on the mind control matters to our children and relatives. We pass along sage advice and wisdom, tell compelling eye-widening stories, and we warn of dire consequences. The mind control perpetuates from one generation to the next.
Yet, whether you're a Hamas bomber or a Mormon bummer, the reality is that you're simply passing along the traditions and unverifiable beliefs of your local community. It's not an absolute truth, it's a local custom. Unfortunately, it's difficult to kick against the pricks, as it were, and fight the current of the masses. It's simpler to simply lie back and enjoy the ride.
Which one are you? Are you a fighter or a floater? Do you see the emperor's clothes or not? Push through the mind control and determine whether the truths that you hold as absolute aren't simply erroneous teachings of well-meaning elders.
I 100% DISAGREE with your beginning sentence!
ReplyDeletemanipulation 'mind control' is More Easily accepted when it's subtle!
It's like the 'Frog in Water' thing; you don't know/understand/process what's happening until it's too late!
Contrary, it's difficult to sense when subtle!
daddy-o, first sentence revised, poorly worded previously. thanks for the suggestion.
ReplyDeleteSuicide bombing is not some sort of "Islamic tradition"; it's a form of irregular warfare against the Israelis. And it is only used because the Palestinians have their backs against the wall.
ReplyDeleteYou want a better picture? Compare the baptism of Christian Fundamentalist youths to the LDS kid.