Dis-Mantle....
I watched "I Heart Huckabees" the other day. Its a strange comedy about existentialists looking for truth and finding meaning in nothingness. Very odd but I thought it was quite funny.
There were two trains of thought being compared. 1. Meaning can be found in life by examining the way in which we are all connected, there are no coincidences in this big dream of nothingness VS. 2. Its just nothingness, there is no meaning and no connection to each other so it doesn't matter what we do, the only truth is found in embracing the pain of life.
Both had the message that nothing matters, and interestingly enough both felt that freedom was found in letting go of the illusion of control...you have to dis-mantle. In other words let yourself become unravelled as you deal with the meaninglessness and pain of your life. And then??? They don't really have an "and then", its just a certain ideal of freedom gained through wisdom.
Here is why I said all that...
I was thinking about how even people who don't believe in anything meaningful, recognize the need to let go of fear, control and anger. Every therapy I ever learned about in university has an element of dismantling, letting go of control and fear, recognizing defense mechanisms and taking them down. Even many world religions teach the same thing, first we need to let go of all our own issues to gain freedom, and get on the path to enlightenment.
Most therapies and religions have a long, difficult process which follows dismantling. Truths to be learned, learning how to change responses to circumstances, having a "healthy" perspective etc. And in every case it is on the other side of this long, difficult path of training that the promise of wisdom, freedom, truth or success are promised.
This thought crossed my mind. Christianity is the only religion/therapy/philosophy where there is strength found before maturity, and in the process rather than as a promise at the end of it. What other god, or therapist says "you're good enough just as you are, I love you right now"???
Our example (Jesus) was murdered and humiliated. We are to become perfect like Him, but we're accepted and blessed long before we ever get there.
What other train of thought teaches that the being curled up in the fetal position crying is a position of power? In our weakest moment we can be aggressive against evil just by asking for help!!
There is nothing else like this. Wow!
I watched "I Heart Huckabees" the other day. Its a strange comedy about existentialists looking for truth and finding meaning in nothingness. Very odd but I thought it was quite funny.
There were two trains of thought being compared. 1. Meaning can be found in life by examining the way in which we are all connected, there are no coincidences in this big dream of nothingness VS. 2. Its just nothingness, there is no meaning and no connection to each other so it doesn't matter what we do, the only truth is found in embracing the pain of life.
Both had the message that nothing matters, and interestingly enough both felt that freedom was found in letting go of the illusion of control...you have to dis-mantle. In other words let yourself become unravelled as you deal with the meaninglessness and pain of your life. And then??? They don't really have an "and then", its just a certain ideal of freedom gained through wisdom.
Here is why I said all that...
I was thinking about how even people who don't believe in anything meaningful, recognize the need to let go of fear, control and anger. Every therapy I ever learned about in university has an element of dismantling, letting go of control and fear, recognizing defense mechanisms and taking them down. Even many world religions teach the same thing, first we need to let go of all our own issues to gain freedom, and get on the path to enlightenment.
Most therapies and religions have a long, difficult process which follows dismantling. Truths to be learned, learning how to change responses to circumstances, having a "healthy" perspective etc. And in every case it is on the other side of this long, difficult path of training that the promise of wisdom, freedom, truth or success are promised.
This thought crossed my mind. Christianity is the only religion/therapy/philosophy where there is strength found before maturity, and in the process rather than as a promise at the end of it. What other god, or therapist says "you're good enough just as you are, I love you right now"???
Our example (Jesus) was murdered and humiliated. We are to become perfect like Him, but we're accepted and blessed long before we ever get there.
What other train of thought teaches that the being curled up in the fetal position crying is a position of power? In our weakest moment we can be aggressive against evil just by asking for help!!
There is nothing else like this. Wow!
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