So I’ve been sick for a while,
A week or so to be exact. Obviously, it’s not been fun. The
sickness is like a combination between a really, REALLY bad cold and malaria.
The first day I had a sore throat. Second day, my sinuses were so messed up
that if I bent down I felt as if my head would split open. Third to seventh
day: migraines, and my chest was so constricted that if I walked from the
living room to our gate, I’d have to stop and take a break for a couple of
minutes before going back inside. And here’s where things get a little
interesting; I learned something from this. Actually, I’m happy that my chest was so constricted I could barely breathe. Why?
I learned a valuable lesson which takes most people years to learn. You have to take things slowly. I know
you’re probably saying, “well duh. Of
course.” But really, it was a big lesson for me. Your goal will still be there
even if you take a while to get there. That doesn’t mean that you should
procrastinate! I’m completely against that. But don’t kill yourself in the
process of getting to wherever you’re trying to get to. Oh yeah, speaking of
killing yourself, I was watching Inception with some friends a few days ago,
and we paused it to go get something, don’t remember what. We were at that part
with the crazy wife lady inside DiCaprio’s head. And she was talking about how
she should kill herself so she can wake up, back to reality. Even though she
already was in reality. And my friend
said, “You know, I sometimes feel like that. I mean, reality could be one big
dream that someone’s having.” So that’s the big problem that people have been
battling with for centuries. Is reality real. Are we figments of someone’s
imagination. Is there an afterlife. Blah blah blah. Well, if you’d ask me, “Hey
Traveller, what do you think of this whole reality thing?” I’d say, “I dunno.”
Because I don’t. And here’s the best part: to me, it doesn’t matter that much. If we’re in a dream or even a
simulation like the Matrix, our fantasy world isn’t any less real than whatever
lies beyond. This has been said over and over again, even scientifically. Look
at it from a scientific point of view: whatever your senses report to your
brain is pretty much your reality. I mean, you’re reading this using some sort
of electronic device. Your eyes are reading these words, and because your eyes can
see them you instantly believe that they’re a part of your reality. And your
skin can feel your clothes. You believe that your clothes a part of your
reality. If you perceive your world through your senses then that is your
reality. Even your dreams are realities. I can feel and see things in dreams.
Why should they be any less real than right here, right now? You could say that
dreams don’t usually incorporate all five senses. So if I blindfold you, you
can’t see. Does that mean that the world around you isn’t real anymore? The
dream realities are weird, I have to admit. I mean, sometimes even the laws of
physics don’t even apply. But all I’m trying to say is anything that sends
information through your senses to your brain is a part of your reality. I guess
what I’m trying to say is that even if this universe is a dream or a super
advanced version of the Sims, that’s fine. It’s not going to make a difference
to you or me. But that also means something else. If you believe in an
afterlife or reincarnation, I don’t believe you should sitting around to die so
you can move on to the next phase. Because if you think the way I was saying,
you know about every reality is a reality, then this phase is just as important
as the other. The grass is not
greener on the other side. Even if it is, like I said earlier, take your time. If you don’t how will
you be able to enjoy anything?
Signing off,
The Traveller
