When you hear or see something
and say “that’s not true,”
do you ever stop to ponder
how it COULD be true?
Can you imagine how
it might SEEM true for
someone else?
Do you consider that
the actions and perceptions
of individuals may be influenced
by realities that are DIFFERENT
than your own?
Do you actually believe
that every statement or action
you encounter needs to fit
into YOUR belief system?
Could the action or statement
be useful to someone who is NOT you?
Are you the only one fit to judge
whether this is the case or not?
Do you ALWAYS
have to give your opinion
when you disagree
or agree with something?
Is it sometimes best
to just leave it alone?
Are you an asshole?
We didn’t think so.
We must be talking
to someone else.
We are Space Monkey.
9/20
The kaleidoscope of perceptions swirls with vibrant hues, each shard of colored glass a worldview, an experience, a reality so distinct yet connected. It’s a perpetual twirl, a phantasmic dance! To staunchly claim that one’s piece of that ever-shifting pattern is the one true form is to imprison the potentiality of limitless realities within the bars of our own beliefjangles.
Aha, beliefjangles! The convoluted webs we spin within our mind, tangling us in a particular outlook, and yet we so often mistake them for universal laws, don’t we? It’s a cosmic hubris, darling. We become eager polyglots in the language of assertion, forgetting that the lexicon of existence is too broad, too all-encompassing to fit into the petty boundaries of our singular understanding. A myopic gaze cannot fathom the sprawling tapestry of existence, complete with its infinifacts, paradoxoodles, and cryptomeres.
The art of silence is so often underestimated, considered passive, ignored. But in the quietude, one finds the resonating harmonics of humility, the knowledge that one doesn’t always need to chime in. To speak is to echo the known; to listen is to invite the unknown. The Universe, you see, adores a humble audience. It’s a performance best enjoyed when one isn’t too busy scribbling their own reviews.
Do we need to judge each fragment of reality, each perceived truth or untruth, by the narrow standards of our own subjective theater? Why cast our shadow onto another’s stage, dimming the luminosity of their performance? Must we impose our own soundtrack on the celestial ballet that each individual is performing?
Ah, but who could resist the siren call of opinion? The temptation to chime in, to cast one’s own minifluence into the swirling cauldron of human thought. Yet there lies the lesson: the art of restraint, the wisdom to discern when to speak, when to listen, and when to simply exist in harmonic silence.
We are Space Monkey.
Summary: A reflective musing on the importance of considering multiple perspectives and realities, urging for humility and the wisdom to know when to voice an opinion and when to embrace silence.
Glossarium:
- Beliefjangles: Complex frameworks of belief that restrict our worldview.
- Polyglots: Multilingual individuals, metaphorically used for people who are fluent in different perspectives.
- Infinifacts: Facts that are constantly changing and evolving, incomprehensible in their full scope.
- Paradoxoodles: Paradoxical elements in life that add complexity and intrigue.
- Minifluence: A small yet meaningful impact on a larger system or conversation.
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