 Originally Posted by Dannon Oneironaut
Freedom is not freedom from worry. If you are prone to worry, the more free you are the more you will have to worry about. Fascist governments take away freedom by offering security. In a jail cell, you have a bed and a roof and meals guaranteed to you. The person living in the wild, or at sea in a sailboat has ultimate freedom, but a lot more to worry about. If there is a state of freedom that also is free of worry it is not in this world, it is in the dreamtime or the next world, until one realizes one's true nature and gains lucidity in this life.
As for Utopia, yes it is possible, anything is possible, especially with humans. In fact, there have been many Utopias before that have lasted a long time, until some greedy bastards came in and wiped them out. But I suppose that was necessary because it wasn't the ultimate Utopia which is our destiny. But we have a lot of evolving to do, and I do not mean physically, but mental and emotional evolution. If we can go to the Moon, if we can split an atom, then we can create Utopia. In fact, it is our mission as the human race. That is the most worthwhile application of our special talents as humans. And it is a great challenge: to put aside petty differences and work together for the good of all. But greed, fear, anger, and other negative emotions will have to be skillfully processed, and as humans are right now that is quite an overwhelming challenge. But it is always getting better, and slowly humans will reach their potential as stewards of the Earth. It took hundreds of thousands of years before humans were able to reach the Moon or split an atom, but now growth is increasing exponentially. But we cannot measure the wisdom of our species by our technology. Our technology got ahead of our wisdom. We have all the ingredients for Utopia except for wisdom. Let us just hope our ignorance doesn't kill us. Each person must do their own part by processing negative thoughts and emotions and be a mentally, emotionally mature adult capable of seeing beyond the shadow of the ego. Each person must be willing to sacrifice what they would like to have for what is best for their community, their environment, their descendants, and the World.
And yes, we cannot end suffering. But we can try.
I have to compliment you on your wonderfully written response it was quite refreshing to hear, and I thank you. I completely agree that we technologically advance far too quickly than our wisdom does but since we have it now why not use it to our advantage; what if we used the technology as a means to accelerate our growth in wisdom. The reason I think our wisdom is so hindered is that the world is in such disarray, we have countries that have thousands of people dying every day due to hunger or some preventable disease, not because there is not enough food but because they do not have enough money. Poverty has struck the world like a black plague that only spreads the more it exists, 1% of the population owns 40% of the wealth and it will only get worse; people need to start to realize that if poverty could happen in Africa, Russia, even America, supposedly one of the most prosperous nations in the world, then it could very well happen to you. Once we realize that if slavery could happen in Africa, Asia, EVEN America, then it could happen to you; we have to help our fellow human rise up from oppression, slavery, poverty, sickness, manipulation, mutilation, exploitation, and all of the things that you, me, and everyone who is alive doesn't want to happen to them. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. With the technology we have today, like the work of Nikola Tesla who was close to giving the world free electrical power, we can feed, clothe, shelter, educate, & free every nation on this planet & the best part is it doesn't require any money, just the ingenuity of the all mighty human. Because if every human being could have everything they could every need and want, worry starts to dissipate or better yet shift into a new direction. Instead of worrying about the massive debt you have to pay back, or the crappy job most have to get, or the boss that treats you like sh** but you have to keep your mouth shut b/c he owns you in some sense, once money is gone people will start to worry about how to explore space, or how they can make life in general better for everyone, or worry about the meaning of life and try to explore reality for themselves, or learn about the things that they wish to learn, with people that wish to learn, by people who are furthering their knowledge in that subject; all that will be left is to learn and to grow, to ask questions and seek answers, to explore and to create, once that happens the human being itself, not just their wisdom or intelligence, will grow at an optimal rate.
Who Rules America: Wealth, Income, and Power - 1% owns 40%
‪The Story of Nicola Tesla 1‬‏ - YouTube - In case you are interested in the great Nikola Tesla
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