(beingthere5) seeking truth whereever u find it
Part 5: Seeking Your Truth
Wherever You Can Find It
by
Stephen BE
There is a framed Calvin & Hobbes cartoon in the BEing There office, circa 1985, that speaks as only Calvin can, to the value of seeing things in reality.
It starts with C&H preparing for a ride in their red wagon, when Calvin theorizes to Hobbes, "It's true, Hobbes. Ignorance is bliss! ... Once you know things, you start seeing problems everywhere ... And once you see problems, you feel like you ought to try to fix them ... And fixing problems always seems to require personal change ... And change means doing things that aren't fun! I say phooey to that!"
Then their wagon starts to roll out-of-control down a hill, and Calvin yells back to Hobbes, "But if you are willfully stupid, you don't know any better, so you can keep doing whatever you like! The secret to happiness is short-term, stupid self-interest!"
Hobbes exclaims in anticipation, "We're heading for that cliff!"
To which Calvin enacts his theory, "I don't want to know about it."
C&H are lying in a pile of wreckage after having flown off the cliff in their red wagon. Hobbes concludes, "I'm not sure I can stand so much bliss."
Still maintaining his theory, Calvin warns, "Careful! We don't want to learn anything from this."
Ignorance is not bliss! The secret to happiness is NOT short-term, stupid self-interest! And denial only br
ings about more pain and suffering! Powerful lessons are everywhere! Even in the Sunday comics. Even right in front of you!
Seeking is just one of the many lessons of Higher Consciousness. Yet it is one that affects so much of the journey, that it is a lesson well-learned early. You can learn about seeking, along with many of the other skills involved in the pursuit of Higher Consciousness,
Wherever You Can Find It
by
Stephen BE
There is a framed Calvin & Hobbes cartoon in the BEing There office, circa 1985, that speaks as only Calvin can, to the value of seeing things in reality.
It starts with C&H preparing for a ride in their red wagon, when Calvin theorizes to Hobbes, "It's true, Hobbes. Ignorance is bliss! ... Once you know things, you start seeing problems everywhere ... And once you see problems, you feel like you ought to try to fix them ... And fixing problems always seems to require personal change ... And change means doing things that aren't fun! I say phooey to that!"
Then their wagon starts to roll out-of-control down a hill, and Calvin yells back to Hobbes, "But if you are willfully stupid, you don't know any better, so you can keep doing whatever you like! The secret to happiness is short-term, stupid self-interest!"
Hobbes exclaims in anticipation, "We're heading for that cliff!"
To which Calvin enacts his theory, "I don't want to know about it."
C&H are lying in a pile of wreckage after having flown off the cliff in their red wagon. Hobbes concludes, "I'm not sure I can stand so much bliss."
Still maintaining his theory, Calvin warns, "Careful! We don't want to learn anything from this."
Ignorance is not bliss! The secret to happiness is NOT short-term, stupid self-interest! And denial only br
ings about more pain and suffering! Powerful lessons are everywhere! Even in the Sunday comics. Even right in front of you!
Seeking is just one of the many lessons of Higher Consciousness. Yet it is one that affects so much of the journey, that it is a lesson well-learned early. You can learn about seeking, along with many of the other skills involved in the pursuit of Higher Consciousness,
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