be the moon

The striving of individuals in the game of life is one big attempt at being the king of the castle (and you're the dirty rascal). We take the games we play as children and adult size them.

Being able to think enables me to never be at a loss for ideas that I can sit with and then expand upon. So I was thinking about the moon and how it reflects the light of the sun and becomes a light in the darkness. It is so profound. The full strength of the light of the sun, if you look at it for any length of time, will blind you as it is a bright spotlight. There is a humbleness to the moon. There are people like the sun that carry this aura about them that is a very powerful presence. The easiest way to explain it is to look at famous people and see how we get star struck in the presence of their greatness. They have reached the top of the mountain and are going to try and stay there as long as possible. They have to fend off the attacks from all the bottom feeders wanting to knock them off the mountain. A good example of this phenomenon is the online troll trying to tear others down. The online troll is on a quest for self-enlightenment on the right hand path that leads to the glorification of self. The psychology behind them is they are trying to get up the mountain and get one up on everyone. However they have realized they will not get up the mountain so instead they knock everyone off of it and in that regard their lowly position will eventually become the most high. It is not easy at the top. Wisdom tells you: "be the moon." Shine a floodlight in the dark and don't play the sun game too long. Being a part of the all star enlightenment team is fleeting and will leave you empty once you are replaced.

Humans like searching. It's a fun game. At some point you have to 'declare'. No one is going to give you a piece of paper declaring you are enlightened or have achieved the prize you were trying to get. You will just know and at that point you know and there's no party. You will find the answer if you keep looking but I sense even though some see it they just choose to look away. It's a little confusing. They just want to stay on the journey of discovery and have something to fall back on when they feel vulnerable or perceive they are failing at life. Is it fear? Accepting what you see and feel leads you to wanting to help others get there as well.