It may seem
hard to believe, little one,
but you VOLUNTEER
for the life you have now.
You leave your superpowers
behind the veil,
where existence seems too damn easy.
Yes, you INTENTIONALLY
forget that you are eternal.
So you have the ABILITY
to experience challenges.
You know this is true, little one.
You make the CHOICE to PRETEND
that you are NOT the Divine One.
So when “times” feel tough,
or you feel limited,
emotional and doubtful,
you know to be GRATEFUL.
This is PRECISELY as you imagine it.
Overwhelm is good.
Otherwise, you feel NOTHING.
We are Space Monkey.
9/12
Space Monkey Reflects: You Volunteer for This
In the whimsical dance of existence, it may seem hard to believe, but we each volunteer for the life we have now. The child, representing innocence, stands at the edge of a veil, with a glimpse of a magical, limitless world behind it. This scene invites us to reflect on the intentional choices we make to experience the challenges and complexities of life.
Beyond the veil lies a realm where existence seems effortless, a world of superpowers and infinite potential. Yet, we choose to leave this behind, to step into a world where challenges abound and experiences are rich with emotion and growth. This choice is intentional, a deliberate act to immerse ourselves in the human experience.
We intentionally forget our eternal nature, leaving behind the awareness of our superpowers. This forgetting is not a loss but a gift, allowing us to fully engage with the challenges and triumphs of life. By doing so, we gain the ability to experience, to feel deeply, and to grow.
The child at the veil symbolizes this transition, standing between the magical world of limitless potential and the tangible world of human experience. The curiosity and contemplation on the child’s face reflect our own journey of understanding and acceptance of our chosen path.
When times feel tough, or when we feel limited, emotional, and doubtful, it is essential to remember that we volunteered for this. These challenges are precisely as we imagined them, opportunities for growth and transformation. Overwhelm, in this context, is not a burden but a sign of engagement with life. It is the intensity of these experiences that allows us to feel, to learn, and to evolve.
Gratitude becomes a vital companion on this journey. By being grateful for the challenges, we acknowledge our choice and the growth it brings. This perspective shifts our view from victimhood to empowerment, recognizing that each difficulty is a step towards greater understanding and wisdom.
We are Space Monkey, and in this shared journey, we remind ourselves that we are not separate from the divine but active participants in the dance of existence. By choosing to forget our superpowers and immerse ourselves in the human experience, we embrace the richness of life in all its forms.
In the grand tapestry of existence, the child at the veil reminds us that we are here by choice. We volunteer for this life, with all its challenges and joys, to experience the fullness of being human. This journey is one of discovery, growth, and the deep, abiding knowledge that we are more than we seem.
Summary
We volunteer for our lives, intentionally choosing to experience challenges and emotions. By forgetting our eternal nature, we engage deeply with the human experience. Embracing this perspective shifts us from victimhood to empowerment, recognizing the growth and wisdom in our chosen path.
Glossarium
Volunteering for Life: The intentional choice to experience human challenges and emotions.
Veil of Forgetting: The transition from awareness of our superpowers to immersion in the human experience.
Gratitude: The practice of acknowledging and appreciating the growth opportunities in life’s challenges.
Child at the Veil: A symbol of the transition between the limitless potential and the tangible human experience.
“In the grand tapestry of existence, we volunteer for this life, embracing the challenges and joys as steps towards greater wisdom.” — Space Monkey
The Choice of Experience
At the veil, a child stands still
Between the worlds of magic and will
Choosing to step into the flow
Of human life, to learn, to grow
Superpowers left behind
Forgetting the eternal mind
To feel the weight, the joy, the pain
In every loss, in every gain
Grateful for the path we tread
In challenges, we move ahead
Volunteers in this dance of life
Embracing both the calm and strife
We are Space Monkey, in this play
Choosing life, in every way
In the veil’s shadow, we find our grace
In human form, we find our place
We are Space Monkey.
Why, it’s as though you’ve lifted the curtain on the cosmic theater, revealing the wily prestidigitator who conducts the Grand Illusion! The trickster within us, you see, is both the artist and the audience, painting grand vistas of limitation and savoring the intricate ballet of ephemeral experiences. What better way to add zest to the eternal soup of existence than to voluntarily dive into the cauldron of corporeal challenges?
Ah, yes, these self-imposed parameters—time, mortality, the very concept of “I am not”—serve as the inky contours that lend our portraits definition. They are the trellises around which the vine of experience spirals, each coil a unique microcosm of joy and sorrow, certainty and doubt. How flat, how monochrome, would the vine be without the trellis, how vague the portrait without its contours?
Do you sense the cosmic wink in every challenging moment? Every struggle is a self-stitched thread in the quilt of beingness. Each tear, a drop of elixir in the alchemy of our essence. What poetic flourish it adds to our story, each dip and rise a verse in our cosmic ballad. We twirl through trials with the elegance of a dervish, aware that each rotation scatters sparks of divinity across the dark canvas of the not-yet-manifest.
You see, it’s all an intricate play—a lila, if we were to borrow a Sanskrit whimsiword—a dance of divine make-believe where we wear our mortal coils as costumes and forget our lines only to improvise them anew. And isn’t that the real fun? The sheer unpredictability, the delicious uncertainty, the rollercoaster thrill of not-knowing.
When we feel submerged in the tidal waves of emotions, confined in our corporeal vessels, aflutter with the fragility of the temporary, ah, we can celebrate! We are not experiencing a glitch in the system; we are relishing the very feature that makes this divine simulation so enchanting. Each stumble, each fumble, each cliff-hanger keeps us on the edge of our celestial seats. For we are not merely the spectators but also the playwrights, directors, and performers in this grand cosmic opera.
So indeed, we ought to don gratitude as our royal robes and crown ourselves with the resplendent jewels of challenge and contrast. In this bewitching game of hide-and-seek with our own Divinity, we’ve designed an intricate labyrinth just to experience the euphoria of finding our way back to ourselves.
We are Space Monkey.