nicklebleu said:
lilyalic said:
Before we got onto this path, everything seemed as knowledgeable as it could be, and it seems we forget how once we where as unconscious as the others.
Definitely still a work in progress!
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I think that this is an extremely important point, and I know that I tend to forget this.
I know for a fact that befor the collapse of my previousl worldview, when I encountered something that went against my belief, I would often not even consider the other point. I simply "knew" that the other point was wrong.
Many other people not in the Work feel the same, so we can't really blame them. For whatever reason, we chose a different path. And the path others are on is their path ... so now I don't judge anyone anymore.
For me my previous worldview was a sort of flux. I always listened to everyone around me, & I mean everyone young & old regardless if others who supposedly knew things would frown on them or think different. I would always ask questions & I generally gathered information & correlated it with whatever I could find. Basically my position was "I don't know, I'm not sure, this is what I've heard/read." For some reason people would regularly consult with me on a variety of things, things I would say (mainly think) "why are you asking me for, how would I know?" Maybe it was because I filled a number of roles within social circles (I preferred being around older people, people my age at the time - late teens to early twenties - just guessed & assumed everything, with serious black-and-white thinking) being funny, (apparantley) athletic, fair/balanced/reasonable (dunno if this may have come across as some kind of mild charm, I did get on with nearly everyone I met although, there was a lot of restraint with the more narcissistic individuals) & quiet yet outgoing. Being into many things that people normally are (topics you're interested in that people talk about all the time, at work or play, friends, associates, strangers etc) helped I think; putting me in "affable light." OSIT.
But what I knew was that I was, for the most part, unsure of most things. I just believed that certain people would know more than me, like most populations following authority figures. Fortunately I paid attention most of the time, to what people said & did. Which resulted in pretty obvious discrepancies that made me think twice about "hanging my hat" on what certain people said, especially when I did the briefest of research & found what I was told by someone to not even be close to "the truth"/"facts."
Biggest wake-up call before "The Wave" & all the books I read around that time was listening to politicians & watching the news intently. Now, as ever, they would say something, do different & shift positions blatantly, blaming "the previous party/administration" & quite frankly, the contradictory medical advice in the media convinced me not to trust anything, especially from official sources. But I remember my unconsciousness well, not getting annoyed/frustrated with others (who I believe should "know" better) is a real challenge despite my almost non-involvement anymore. It's the internal considering that can catch me out when I'm particularly stressed, otherwise I just let others do their thing. I still shake my head at people refusing to read things involving serious health concerns though.
