Accepting death is hard

All people die, rich and poor, high-brow and low-brow. Species die out, and civilizations go under. Death, decline and destruction are natural parts of the creation.

More than 99% of all species that have ever lived have become extinct. So, why are we so concerned about the extinction of Homo sapiens?

This is not a nice thought, even though it is reality-based; it makes us depressed. Most people prefer pleasant thoughts. 

Self-knowledge can make you disappointed

Selfish people are seldom aware of their selfishness. Stupid people are seldom aware of their stupidity and misers are seldom aware of their stinginess.

Some people believe that they are Christians, but they refuse to turn the other cheek, and they store up for themselves treasures on earth.

Some believe that they are reliable and honest, but they talk behind your back, others believe that they are happy and have a positive outlook on life.

What about you? Are you also deceiving yourself? Do you also try to be positive? Do you also refuse to see for yourself where you are coming from?

Confession of faith

I don't believe that Jesus Christ

was born of the Virgin Mary.

I believe he suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, died, and was buried.

I believe he descended to the dead.

I don't believe that he rose again.

I don't believe in the resurrection of the body,

and the life everlasting.

I believe that global warming or nuclear war will wipe out humankind.

I believe that earth is the only planet with life in the universe.

I understand clearly that I have a very limited knowledge.

I consider myself stupid.

I consider all people stupid.

I consider all religions, political ideologies, and philosophies stupid.

You are born somewhere, and you will die somewhere.

Death is not a mystery, life is.
Life is an incredible mystery.

The elephant in the room

Only a small minority of the world's population cares about climate change and tries to live environmentally friendly. The vast majority, both in poor and rich countries, have more important things to think about.

We will not change; we want more stuff; we want cool cars, electric gadgets, and cheap airfares. We want bigger houses, fancy clothes and more money... We are desperately craving more money even if we are billionaires. We are like drug addicts.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/apr/29/environmentalism-dark-mountain-project

Life after death

Imagine someone who is an asshole: selfish, mean, false. At the end of his life, he donates money to charity and expects to be warmly welcomed into the kingdom of heaven when he dies in the same way he expects to be warmly welcomed to a luxury nightclub, just because he is rich.

How can you expect to get good grades if you don't study? If you are a Hindu, how can you expect to get a decent reincarnation if you have been an asshole here in this life?

Maybe it is irrelevant how you live your life. Maybe life isn't a school. Maybe all people go to heaven when they die. Maybe all your deceased relatives in the spirit world will be happy to see you again. Maybe there is no life after death. Who knows?

How do you deal with snake oil salesmen and tricksters?

What do you refuse to realize? What beliefs do you refuse to let go of?

Almost all people are holding on to crazy ideas: political ideas, religious beliefs, weird worldviews, self-images, outdated scientific paradigms. Why is it so painful and hard to question one's misunderstandings? 

In 1945 many Germans refused to see that they had allowed themselves to be bewitched by an idiotic ideology. Today most people refuse to see that there is no future for humankind. Advanced technologies will not save us. We will ruin this planet. We're like drug addicts, addicted to delusions; we simply can't get enough. 

You know that there are plenty of fraudsters, false prophets, and fake gurus in this world. How can you find out if also you have been duped? Which method should you use?

Should you rely on your intuition or gut feeling? (He seems to be reliable. I like him.) Should you rely on reasoning? 

How do you explain that science for many years was convinced that Omega-3 oil is good for preventing heart disease, and then came to the conclusion that it has no such effect at all, etc,?

Hello!

How are you?

How is life over there?

I'm still here, still wondering about the same old questions.

Life is strange, isn't it?

So, how do you explain that some people have to experience so much suffering, pain, poverty, and misery while other people live their lives like spoiled upper-class brats at an endless garden party?

Why is life so unfair? Is it a God that arrange things this way? Is it angels or evil spirits that are responsible? Is it fate, karma or the biological evolution that dictate the rules?

Well-off and fortunate highbrows are teaching the sore losers about the importance of optimism and positive thinking. If all the unfortunate suckers only could understand the benefits of a positive outlook on life they could also be rich, healthy and successful.

Have you ever read an advice columnist that advocate negative thinking, that life is awful and unfair, that war, greed, and exploitation is ruining life here on earth?

We who have experienced strong synchronicities understand that we are puppets and that someone is pulling the strings. But not always. In fact, mostly we are puppets without strings.

Why do we try so hard to ruin each other's lives?

Up until the middle of the 19^th- century slavery was accepted by the Christian churches. Today Christians still speak about the importance of ethics and morality. How dare they? Why are they not ashamed? 1800 years of moral putridity and corruption.

Not many seem to understand that most of us are mentally ill and in urgent need of help. Meditation, faith, health food or hiking in the woods are not sufficient for healing.