over the world there are a few people in every place who still believe. who havent been hypnotized by the machine. and all over they are speaking of the same things. they are talking of beauty and revolution. they speak of all living life instead of enduring it. whatever situation they are in, they believe themselves to be lucky as indeed they are. they are the rightous and they shall inherit the earth amen...if we could only see without our ego we would see how close we are...on the outside there is peace and quiet, but here in our world there is only pain. it is a sad strife humans must endure now. hard days of work, along with the intense feelings and relationships of this character we play...on the outside we are one, but here we must learn to live inside a strange creature called ego. it depends on us and we on it. there are other egos to deal with as well, many others and egos are not friendly creatures unless it is self serving which leads to horrible rollercoaster relationships and eventual isolation, physical or not. battered eyes are everywhere, souls that never quite gelled with the vehicle they were given, or humans heavily involved in the show, but with the painful knowledge that there is much more going on outside the theater. it is all painfull bliss here inside, a horror movie that we put ourselves through eyes covered just for the thrills. we endenture ourselves to the machine and it in return feeds our viens with intoxicants and stimuli and sedatives of which money is one and all three. ignorance is bliss here, alllevels of ignorance. if we ignore anything then we are not free. we must see all and be all. if we can understand that our true being does not end at our fingertips then nothing can harm us and we will harm nothing that is not ourselves... there is peace inside this cycle, but we still seek peace among our vices. we go to them to sit in the warm belly of forgetfullness..." the lust for comfort"... it is also what drives us into doing those things that we dont necessarily believe in, just to put ourselves into a group so we have a easier ride hidden among the masses. let the young and the mad walk out there in the open where they will be quickly noticed and tried by the sages. they are the believers, let them run interference for the rest of us...and surely the believers are tested often because of their exposure. but if they continue to get back up and to improve thier attitude about being knocked down, then eventually the sages will begin to help them as well as try them, and the tests become harder and very often believers grow tired of the pressure and slip quietly back to the cover of the flock, but always a new beliver will step boldly out of the shadows, "test me," they say, "and i will stand." its a brave statement to speak in the face of god, but bravery is necessary on every step of the path. and once in a great while a believer will grow stronger until, if they live long enough, they step through the gate and join the sages in the sky. this is winning the game and this is what the believer has to burn for. earthly goals will fade and afterwards we will find ourselves right back here among the masses again for another try at remembering...remembering...