Duality is by far the most incredible creation whether you believe in God or not. Consciousness helps us live in fear of duality or helps in embracing duality.
Twenty years ago I was a philosopher out of high school and was understood by very few. This is the beginning of my re-awakening as a thinker which oddly started when someone told me the world was ending in 2012.
In the sense of duality I was tempted to ask him what if it was in fact also the beginning of the world? It would appear to me that there is an exactly 50 - 50 split in the number of endings and beginnings in this universe. I suppose if God created the earth (beginning) I suppose there could be a true ending. But if that is true then its a beginning of some other sort if you believe in a heaven.
The blog I start today is really just a sort of diary in my search for knowledge. I actually started thinking again 5/1/2009 and have saved my links and notes and just now have I decided to commit them to a blog.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Duality in Language I
Not sure who wrote this or came up with this but liked it
A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. All the other frogs gathered around the pit. When they saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead.... The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit with all of their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead.
Finally, one of the frogs took heed to what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down and died. The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even harder and finally made it out.
When he got out, the other frogs said, "Didn't you hear us?"
The frog explained to them that he was hard of hearing and thought they were cheering him on the whole time.
This story teaches two lessons:
1. There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day.
2. A destructive word to someone who is down can be what it takes to kill them. Be careful of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path.
It's sometimes hard to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way.
A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. All the other frogs gathered around the pit. When they saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead.... The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit with all of their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead.
Finally, one of the frogs took heed to what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down and died. The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even harder and finally made it out.
When he got out, the other frogs said, "Didn't you hear us?"
The frog explained to them that he was hard of hearing and thought they were cheering him on the whole time.
This story teaches two lessons:
1. There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day.
2. A destructive word to someone who is down can be what it takes to kill them. Be careful of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path.
It's sometimes hard to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way.
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