Beautifully written and lots of food for thought here. Achieving some sort of balance between Truth and Connection has been a new challenge for many of us these past couple of years. For what good is Truth if you end up losing those you've loved and have loved you all your life?
You could also phrase your question from the other point of view > What good is Living the Lie for fear of ending up losing those you've loved and have loved all your life?
The problem as I see it, is that some of those that have seen the light start proselytizing and by doing so are driving away the people they loved. Nobody likes a zealot. But there is no need to do that as it is often pure self-gratification from the New-born Prophet and not because of genuine care. but more of proving your self right.
When you are in the know, there is no need and actually no point in trying to convince others of your truth. That doesn't mean that you should remain silent where it matters. But there is a place and time for everything.
As good as all my friends are blind to the covid-vaccine disaster, even those that suffered adverse effects are grateful that 'the Science protected them' as 'it would have been worse without the jabs'. When asked I will tell them that I am unvaxxed and when they are open to listen to my reasoning for doing so, I will gladly share my insights with them. But I will not try to convince them when their response demonstrates that they are not open to it.
So it are not mutually exclusive options > You can live the Truth and stay Connected with those that have not seen the light yet.
I've found this comment comforting, thank you. I've remained friends with my blind compatriots, but I do feel like there is an invisible film that separates us. To not be able to talk about what I see as one of the greatest crimes ever perpetrated on humanity is so very difficult...
Just one critical thought > I do not buy into the part that Fauci practiced a Noble Truth by peddling his ridiculous Masks Forever stance.
A Noble Truth is a non-truth but in order to qualify for being 'Noble' it depends on the deeper motive for stating it. In Fauci's case, his stance is not about any care for the well-being of people for wearing masks, but is driven by his quest to 'boost' anything that supports the Pharma narrative.
In fact it is a prime example of an Ignoble Truth otherwise knows as a Deliberate Damn Lie...
Agree. I was more fascinated with the fact the term and the idea had its roots in the cave allegory. But to your point, they hijacked and corrupted it...like everything else.
I know everyone idolizes Brett, but to me he has made a career doing exactly what his former friend Harris did: blathering the absolute obvious in pretentious tones.
Thanks for that love your interpretation. Especially when you quote, In addition, a life lived on red pills is an unstable way of being. We spend the whole time tearing things down and disbelieving things so that we leave little room to build things up and to believe in real things. I think it is a cycle but as stated there needs to rebuilding.
This is a very cool site! Krishnamurti was quoted in the beginning of the article. My dad took me to see him speak in SF when I was a girl, about 12, I’m guessing. I’m 59 now.
I feel I've taken too many red pills. And black pills and then blue and red at the same time. I liked the love story though. The compromise. Lots of food for thought. thanks.
Thank you for this thoughtful essay. For those of us directly impacted by the Covid corruption, it’s easy at times to feel the fervor of Captain Ahab, and that never ends well. Thank you for this excellent reminder.
Appreciated this whole piece... but especially the love story. Mirrors my own experience beautifully, except that I hold Truth and Connection at the same level of need/value and therefore vacillate from "I must tell the truth!" to "I must preserve my relationships!" and back again. It's exhausting and confusing.
A good read. Thanks for sharing. The idea of "too much red pill" reminded me of Christopher Nolan's Inception. Mal tragically loses her reference point to what is actually real.
Pursuit of Wonder created my favorite retelling of Plato’s Cave (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqqeSVYc6Vw), hence my featuring it in this piece:
• “A Mostly Peaceful Depopulation” (https://margaretannaalice.substack.com/p/a-mostly-peaceful-depopulation)
Thank you Margaret, hadn't seen that. Excellent!!
Boy that inteveiwer did NOT want to hear what Brett Weinstein was saying AT ALL. He did NOT want to HEAR the evidence NOR FACE WHAT IT WAS TELLING US.
No, he didn't. A naive, possibly willfully naive, mental model of the world. Quite annoying frankly.
Beautifully written and lots of food for thought here. Achieving some sort of balance between Truth and Connection has been a new challenge for many of us these past couple of years. For what good is Truth if you end up losing those you've loved and have loved you all your life?
You could also phrase your question from the other point of view > What good is Living the Lie for fear of ending up losing those you've loved and have loved all your life?
The problem as I see it, is that some of those that have seen the light start proselytizing and by doing so are driving away the people they loved. Nobody likes a zealot. But there is no need to do that as it is often pure self-gratification from the New-born Prophet and not because of genuine care. but more of proving your self right.
When you are in the know, there is no need and actually no point in trying to convince others of your truth. That doesn't mean that you should remain silent where it matters. But there is a place and time for everything.
As good as all my friends are blind to the covid-vaccine disaster, even those that suffered adverse effects are grateful that 'the Science protected them' as 'it would have been worse without the jabs'. When asked I will tell them that I am unvaxxed and when they are open to listen to my reasoning for doing so, I will gladly share my insights with them. But I will not try to convince them when their response demonstrates that they are not open to it.
So it are not mutually exclusive options > You can live the Truth and stay Connected with those that have not seen the light yet.
I've found this comment comforting, thank you. I've remained friends with my blind compatriots, but I do feel like there is an invisible film that separates us. To not be able to talk about what I see as one of the greatest crimes ever perpetrated on humanity is so very difficult...
Thanks for posting this thought-provoking tale.
Just one critical thought > I do not buy into the part that Fauci practiced a Noble Truth by peddling his ridiculous Masks Forever stance.
A Noble Truth is a non-truth but in order to qualify for being 'Noble' it depends on the deeper motive for stating it. In Fauci's case, his stance is not about any care for the well-being of people for wearing masks, but is driven by his quest to 'boost' anything that supports the Pharma narrative.
In fact it is a prime example of an Ignoble Truth otherwise knows as a Deliberate Damn Lie...
Agree. I was more fascinated with the fact the term and the idea had its roots in the cave allegory. But to your point, they hijacked and corrupted it...like everything else.
Well, that's the crux of the matter. People don't freaking listen (DFL)
I elaborate on DFL and what can be done to persuade people here: https://robertyoho.substack.com/p/261c6f1e-70bd-4ea7-92e8-aeb74818f571
I know everyone idolizes Brett, but to me he has made a career doing exactly what his former friend Harris did: blathering the absolute obvious in pretentious tones.
Thanks for that love your interpretation. Especially when you quote, In addition, a life lived on red pills is an unstable way of being. We spend the whole time tearing things down and disbelieving things so that we leave little room to build things up and to believe in real things. I think it is a cycle but as stated there needs to rebuilding.
I also found this interpretation useful.
https://www.wakingtimes.com/transcending-cave-matrix/
This is a very cool site! Krishnamurti was quoted in the beginning of the article. My dad took me to see him speak in SF when I was a girl, about 12, I’m guessing. I’m 59 now.
I feel I've taken too many red pills. And black pills and then blue and red at the same time. I liked the love story though. The compromise. Lots of food for thought. thanks.
Thank you for this thoughtful essay. For those of us directly impacted by the Covid corruption, it’s easy at times to feel the fervor of Captain Ahab, and that never ends well. Thank you for this excellent reminder.
Appreciated this whole piece... but especially the love story. Mirrors my own experience beautifully, except that I hold Truth and Connection at the same level of need/value and therefore vacillate from "I must tell the truth!" to "I must preserve my relationships!" and back again. It's exhausting and confusing.
I wrote a song the other day loosely based around Socrate’s Cave - https://soundcloud.com/jace-maxwell-173761951/down-below?si=26a01ea69eb84d819d40d499fefdba1c&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
"what you don't know can hurt you"
Indeed. Thank you, enjoyed that!
I loved this article and commentary! This is great! I had never heard the cave story by Plato. Forced retirement definitely has its’ perks!
I feel like Burgess Meredith in the Twilight Zone who wants to read all day when the world ends. Thank goodness my glasses haven’t broken...yet.
A good read. Thanks for sharing. The idea of "too much red pill" reminded me of Christopher Nolan's Inception. Mal tragically loses her reference point to what is actually real.