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Part 32: It never was about saving others or being saved, it's about YOU saving YOURSELF
“Why do humans look up to idols?” questions the Mysterious Stranger as he walks with the Seeker towards a big farm complex along the way. There are multiple buildings, sheds and stables.
“Is it because giving our power to others, relieves us of the burden of being responsible for our own destiny? Is it because we find comfort in the illusion of being protected by some higher force? Or is it because we have been conditioned that way? Since Millennia... When the first ego's declared themselves to be kings and gods. When people first enslaved another, through belief systems and false illusions. When the first towns were built and the poor split from the rich, the priests taught the people to worship their kings.
And we still carry this programming within us, to see each other only through limited roles. Because the human mind is trained to do so. Unless we see eachother eye to eye, there will always be division. We can only ever truly understand each other, when we don't perceive others through mental images. When we see them as equals, with different perspectives and unique ways of expressing life. Is it possible for humans to truly meet eachother as friends? Without any imbalance of relationship? Or are we bound to only ever see enemies in our own reflections?
When people worship other people, ideas or things, they give away their power. When we identify with something, we give our energy to the object of identification. Be it a group, organization, ideology, belief system, person or archetype. And thus we imprison our hearts and limit our own mind from 'thinking outside the box'.
Any large group or organization inevitably creates a vortex of energy, on a higher dimensional plane. A so-called 'Egregore'. It forms it's own pattern, made up of the pattern of the individuals. And the individuals maintain the group mind, by donating their energy to it. As long as people are attached, the Egregore receives a constant influx of energy. This is how certain religious organizations survived throughout the centuries.
And what do such Egregore's do to the individual? Suppression, imitation, comparison... The individuals mold themselves to fit into the exterior pattern. No wonder people are unhappy in society, when they are constantly pressured to conform and fulfill expectations.
When you question the believe system of an Egregore, its followers almost feel attacked, as if you were hurting them directly. It's because their ego is attached to the Egregore. And the individual is unaware, that they aren't free. But they need to be free, to walk their own path, to write their own story. One can only be free, when one stands on its own feet. You need to stand alone, to be ALL ONE.”
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“Okay,” contemplates the Seeker. “But what about projects? What about friend groups? What about family? What about work? What about society? You can't escape groups... It's just how civilizations are organized. After all, you are a part of society and need to behave in accordance to its rules.”
“Yes,” smiles the Stranger. “But you can dance to the rhythm of your own drum. Respect the customs of society, without ever betraying yourself. Stay detached, don't identify, don't fall into the trap of imitation. Walk in your own way, no matter what anyone thinks about you. There is nothing wrong with joining a group, but be aware of how dangerous Egregores can be for your own personal growth and never allow yourself to be suppressed by it. If you won't be accepted for who you truly are, perhaps that group never was for you.”
The Seeker and the Mysterious Stranger suddenly stop at a shrine at the entrance of the farm. There is the golden statue of a young woman in modest rags and robes. Five gray pigeons sit on the spread out arms of the ancient statue. A pig, a cow, a sheep and a donkey bow before the golden figure in awe and honor. There is a label at the bottom of the statue, stating: 'THE SEEKER OF LOVE'
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The pigeons start to mumble. The pigeon in the middle is frozen in shock, but tries not to let it show.
“Oh hey,” greets the sheep with her soft voice the visitors. “Are you on a pilgrimage to the temple of the goddess?”
“The goddess?” asks the Seeker. “Who is this?”
“The Seeker of Love?” responds the cow, as if the answer were obvious. “Don't tell me you have never heard of her?”
The Seeker shakes their head. “Never heard of her...”
The donkey gasps in surprise. The pig grunts in distrust. The pigeons laugh at the ignorance of the Seeker. The pigeon in the middle fakes laughter.
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“Many generations ago,” speaks the sheep. “A young woman with heavens voice walked through this land. It is said, that her humming ignited the dormant fire in stone cold hearts. Her whisper could awake those, who dream. When she whistled, the wind whistled along with her. When she smiled, the sun shined on her face and when she cried, the clouds broke apart and the skies released rain. She sang the song of the soul. A lullaby to heal the broken hearts. When she sang with passion, her voice could summon a storm. When she sang with heart, the sun came out to shine its light. All of the birds would join in on the chorus.
Wherever she walked, she touched the hearts of all who met her. And where she went, change followed her. But not everyone liked her song. There were people who wanted her to be silent. And so they hanged her on a tree. But with her last breath, the SEEKER OF LOVE sang one last song, one that shook the entire realm. And with her last song, a wave of light swept through the world. Whoever believes in her song will be saved from the ABYSS.”
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The Seeker makes a thoughtful face.
“... Sounds pretty much like some kind of allegory...”
“We are her 'fans',” continues the cow.
“Our symbol is that of the TREE, as reminder of the sacrifice, that she has made, to sing her last great song. Unfortunately her songs are lost. Only snippets remain. After so much time passing, no one remembers what they sounded like and only few lines were ever recorded. However we firmly believe, that the SEEKER OF LOVE will one day return to hum the melody of her soul once again.”
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The Seeker looks at the cow with skepticism.
“Sounds to me like some kind of cult-shit...”
The pig grunts outraged at the Seekers comment:
“Our belief-system is mainstream enough to be considered a religion! We don't even pay taxes!”
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Suddenly a new player enters the scene. A red fox with four tails.
“Well... Technically speaking all religious organizations are just aggrandized cults.”
The Sheep, the cow, the pig and the donkey turn their heads. All make tired faces.
“Oh it's him again,” speaks the sheep with rolling eyes. “He doesn't believe in universal love.”
“I am just saying, that you can't know for sure, what's myth and what isn't,” speaks the clever fox.
“And have any of you ever seen this so-called 'universal love'? No you just simply believe in it, because you want to believe in it. You can't know for sure, if love actually exists or not. It's just something, that people made up thousands of years ago, to explain something that they couldn't understand with their knowledge back then. Now we have science. Now we know, that emotions are just just the result of chemical processes in our brain. There is nothing 'magical' about it.”
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“That's not true!” argues the devoted sheep.
“Universal Love is not just some emotion! It transcends the physical body. Song text fracture No. 75 states it clearly: 'Love is beyond any limitation. It can never be grasped through conceptual thought. And yet it has always been here.'”
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“Then explain to me, why no one has managed to access universal love, apart from some mythological figure, thousands of years ago?! Perhaps because it never existed in the first place!”
“Universal Love does exist!” argues the donkey.
“My neighbors cat once saw Universal Love in her dreams. It came in the form of her uncle to speak with her about Bitcoin. It later turned out, that it was in fact her uncle and he was just drunk. But anyway... If this doesn't prove to you, that Universal Love is Real, I don't know what else to say!”
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The fox shakes his head, sighing.
“Come on... Your entire mythology is ridiculous. You guys actually believe the SEEKER OF LOVE was born without a butthole....”
The sheep gasps, offended.
“Are you questioning the doctrine of purity?! It clearly states so in Song Text Fracture No. 137: 'Born without any holes. No one to hold a fart.'”
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“Well... That's not quite clear,” contradicts the pigeon in the middle. Everyone suddenly listens attentively.
“Some scholars say, this was actually a spelling error and the text was actually referring to the 'Heart'...”
The pigeon suddenly notices everyone staring and shuts up immediately.
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“I don't care what your fancy scholars say!” persists the outraged sheep with crossed arms.
“I believe in what Father Fowl is saying. He has always treated us well. There is no way, that he would ever lie!”
The fox raises his eyebrows.
“So you actually believe, that the SEEKER OF LOVE was born in a miraculous way?”
“Of course,” spits the cow, as if it were obvious.
“A giant stork brought her to this farm, where she grew up with the animals and taught them how to play music.”
“And one day, she will return and play her song again,” says the donkey with conviction.
“And then she will save us all with her magical voice.”
A new player enters into the scene. It is a brown mare with crooked teeth and a blond wig, covering her black mane. All turn their heads around, as they hear a soft voice speaking:
“You have waited for my return long enough! It is me. The SEEKER OF LOVE. After centuries, I have finally returned to save you all, my children! You can now pray to me and worship me in all my glory!”
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“G-goddess?” asks the gullible donkey. “Is that- Is that really you?”
Suddenly another player enters into the scene.
“Don't listen to her! She is full of lies. For I am the true SEEKER OF LOVE. Don't listen to this false prophet! Listen to me instead! Only if you believe in me, you will be saved from the ABYSS!”
It is a chimpanzee with a blond wig on her head, wearing a brown, modest patch-work dress. She carries a banana in her hand.
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Suddenly again someone crashes into the scene. From above, landing in front of the shrine and screaming:
“My dear children. I have heard your prayers. I have heard your cries for help. Your time of tribulation is now over. For a small monthly subscription fee, your salvation will now be imminent.”
It is a vulture with a blond wig over his bald head. His fangs are sharp.
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“A lot of people here seem to have some kind of savior complex,” comments the Seeker, turning to the Stranger.
Among the crowd, a conflict erupts. The horse, monkey and vulture, argue who is the real SEEKER OF LOVE. The fox argues against the sheep, cow, donkey and pig, whether the SEEKER OF LOVE actually existed. The pigeons gossip about the other animals appearance, while the one in the middle remains silent.
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The Stranger looks at the animals, sighs and takes a step forward. All voices fall silent, as the Stranger opens his mouth:
“You all either want to be saviors, or you want to be saved, or you reject the idea of 'saving' entirely. But it seems to me, that no one of you have ever asked, whether you can SAVE YOURSELF! What happens, when ONE PERSON saves another? It creates dependency! It creates attachment. And then what? The one, who has been helped will rely on the savior to save them again and again? Does anyone grow from this? Is this hero-victim relationship beneficial to anyone involved? No. One will carry all the responsibility, while the other one remains helpless. Look at this imbalance. Look at this power dynamic.
Who is it, that wants to save others? It's the ego. Who is that depends on others to help them? It's the ego.
No, the only one, you can truly ever save, is YOURSELF. By being the best version of yourself. And you know what happens, when you are at that level? You will naturally radiate out a positive influence into the world. Wherever you go, you will have a positive impact without even trying. Without the need to being attached to any outcome or fulfill any deep-rooted desires of being 'useful' or 'helpful'. Because that is, what it actually is, isn't it? The need to be special out of fear of being insignificant.
Look, when a situation arises, where you can save a cat or help someone random on the street who needs your help, then do the right thing. If you live a life of virtue you know what to do, when the challenge arises in your experience. But that is not, what I am talking about. You can still do the right thing, without being attached to it. Without identification to some role or purpose.
You can't copy the story of another character. You can imitate them all you want, but it won't give you the thing, you actually want. Fulfillment. Because that is something, that you can only get, when you are experiencing your own story, as it was always meant to be written. Don't compare your life to that of someone else, even if you admire them. Instead find your own story. Don't follow another ones purpose, find your own instead.
Now to those, who blindly believe in some dogma: How long do you want to keep waiting for some savior figure to save your ass? Is it because you think that you yourself are not capable of doing this? Because you believe you are not worthy? Don't you see, that this just distracts you from saving yourself?
YOU ARE CAPABLE OF DOING THIS. You are worthy. You can be saved. But only by your own hands. Not by someone else. Do it on your own accord and become the hero of your own story.
And don't tell yourself that you are already saved either, because someone else 'died for you'. Are you living a life of absolute virtue? Where you don't harm another being with your words, thoughts and deeds? No? Then you still got work to do. As long as you live, it will go on, because you can slip up any time, when you aren't careful.
Now to you, who doesn't believe in LOVE. Instead of insisting on an opinion that is based on a limited perspective of life, find out whether it exists or not. When you approach it, while being sure that it doesn't exist, you won't ever properly search for it. And your chance of finding it is Zero. Start with 'I don't know'. And then you go into it very deeply. Don't leave any stone unturned, until you found your answer.
Look, it doesn't matter, whether we call her SEEKER OF LOVE or use any other epithet for this allegory... She was a regular human being. Conceived like anyone else, born like anyone else. And just like any other human, she also had a butthole. She faced challenges, made mistakes and experienced all the things, that we experience as well. She was no different than you. Stop asking yourself, who the Seeker of Love is, because WE ALL ARE THE SEEKER OF LOVE. Including you. But her story is already written, while yours right now is still an open book.
You see, when you put other people on a pedestal, there is no chance of ever reaching them. But only when you see to others eye to eye, you are able to see their perspective and can actually learn something from them.
Instead of worshiping an idolized image you have created in your own mind, why not actually take a look at what this person tried to teach you and see, how you can incorporate these things into your own personal life? Instead of trying to imitate this idolized image you have in your own mind, why not have a good look into who you actually are and work with that instead? Instead of denying this image you have in your own mind, why not find out if there perhaps is in fact something true, that is worth pursuing?
You see, you might think it's all about the songs, that the SEEKER OF LOVE used to sing. But you are wrong. It's about YOU SINGING YOUR OWN SONG. That's what it always was about. That's what she tried to teach you all back then. But people didn't understand it. Instead they turned her into a goddess, so that they could live in the comfortable illusion, that what she achieved was unreachable. But the only thing she ever wanted, was to show everyone how to make the impossible possible. How to find your own song. Through Love. Because Love has always been the answer.”
For a moment everything is silent. All eyes stare at the Stranger in shock.
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Then the crowd bursts out in laughter. The Horse, the monkey, the vulture, the donkey, the cow, the sheep, the pig and the pigeons all laugh hysterically. Only the fox and the pigeon in the middle remain silent. The pigeon fakes a smile, but the eyes speak of regret. The fox has a thoughtful look.
“I knew it would come to this,” speaks the Stranger to the Seeker. “When people don't know how to react to the uncomfortable truth, they ridicule it. Because admitting to it is in contrast to their belief system and therefore to their identity. Especially when people intuitively feel that you speak the truth, they hide behind humor in order to guard their ego. After all, you don't need to take something seriously, when everybody is laughing at it. And if you do, you are also being laughed at.”
“Welcome to society,” whispers the grinning fox to the Stranger, who listens in on the conversation.
The monkey is pulling her dress over her head like a hood and imitates the mannerisms of the Strangr.
“LoOk aT Me. I aM hUmAn. WaLkiNg on tWo feEt. LikE sUM cAvE moNKEy!”
The crowd laughs, claps and whistles. The pig throws an empty can of spam at the Stranger.
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With arms around their shoulders the animals leave the scene, laughing hysterically, stepping into the sunset.
The pigeons, also prepare to fly away. But one pigeon remains, staring at the Seeker and the Stranger. Unsure, what to do.
“Pigeon Number 3,” shouts one of the other gray pigeons. “Hurry up! The flock is waiting for you.”
The Middle pigeon puts on a fake smile. “Oh sorry guys... I hope you aren't angry at me, for making you wait.”
Pigeon number 3 flies away with the rest of the flock and looks back one last time to the Stranger and Seeker. Eyes of regret.
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Only the four-tailed red fox remains with the Seeker and the Stranger.
“Well my old friends,” speaks the grinning fox.
“I guess you could need some new equipment for your path ahead. Not far outside the farm, I have opened a shop for traveling adventurers. Tell ya what, if you buy anything today, I'll give ya a special bonus discount.”
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