Our hearts and minds were not created for this constant barrage of propaganda and fear mongering. Fact: We have always had wars. Also fact: We have never had a time in history where 'news' was in our faces 24/7. Do you know how the people who were not fighting made it through WW2 without going crazy? Well, for one their news wasn't delivered all day, every day. They only heard the important news. They weren't sitting at a screen all day every day, trying to get up to date news in real time. They probably tried to keep their minds occupied and their hands busy, instead of the constant overstimulation of emotional abuse. This is enough to drive even the most stable person crazy.
The past two years have desensitized us so much. Our bodies and minds have been through so much shock and trauma. It is a wonder that any of us can even function anymore.
We were going about our normal lives when Covid 19 hit. We were told we needed to take extreme measures for two weeks to flatten the curve and then everything would be ok. Well, here we are over two years later and everything is not ok. We have been like the donkey with a carrot wagged in front of our noses. The past 24 months have been nonstop highs and lows. We are occasionally given a brief period of freedom, only to have that yanked away before we can really start to appreciate it. We have been divided. Our differences in option have broken up families and lifelong friendships. Many of us are in a constant state of trauma. Some of the effects of trauma on the mind and body include: anger and rage, shortness of breath, increased heart rate, memory loss, concentration issues, insomnia, nightmares, and emotional numbing. Sound familiar? It does to me. Even if I don't feel stressed or traumatized it doesn't mean it isn't happening under the surface.
Many of us have been brainwashed to be terrified of an invisible virus that is lurking everywhere, making us suspicious of everyone around us. We've forgotten how to have meaningful conversations, and out young children are emotionally and psychologically behind where they should be. Thanks to media and entertainment, we have become desensitized to sex and violence. Most of us are numb to the depravity going on all around us.
THIS IS NOT NORMAL.
In the grand scheme, there is nothing we can do. The takeover has been happening for years now, from the inside out. Everything we see on the outside are distractions and theater. Real events are happening, but the version we see are heavily manipulated to fit a certain agenda. At this point all you can do it let it all go. Give up your vices and the ideologies that you are your career/possessions. Because none of those things matters, and the future is going to be so much easier if you are not dragged down with vices and addictions. I've lowered my expectations for society as a whole and I just focus on my family and how I can help those around me. Just be a positive force in your own community. Do good, but always remind yourself that others are not your responsibility. Sow your seeds but don't get bogged down if you don't see immediate growth.
You cannot change the entire world, but you can change the world for those around you. And that is enough. One person cannot carry the weight of the entire world. Even Moses was appointed helpers when the problems of the Israelites became overwhelming for him. It is ok to take a break. It is ok to ask for help. It doesn't mean you don't care about what is going on. In fact, it makes you more human. I feel like the past two years have stripped us of so much of our humanity already. Hold on to that bit you've got left.
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