Life As An Elevator
A Novel
By D. Witt
Chapter 12
"Sure man, go on." he said quickly responding as if he wanted me to
hurry up and get on with it because his attention was now being
directed toward Clementine who had wriggled in between us. "The water
balloon analogy is symbolic of the id or the "you". It is centered
within a surrounding transparant space like a glass bubble which
symbolized the cosmos. The balloon "you" in the center of the glass
bubble cosmos is being constantly squeezed into different positions by
external stimuli, you see, and its warping into obtuse shapes causes
the balloon "you" to react with human emotion." I explain. "Love, hate,
pleasure, and fear all are the result of the cosmic stimulus that is
beyond our control," I continue, "but the balloon "you" will always
seek to regain its equilibrium. The natural state of peace will return
when the squeezing ceases. Peace of mind comes with the nothingness
therefor there is no need to fear the metamorphisis," I conclude. "Why
should one seek nothingness?" Tommy asks, now seeming more interested.
"Because nothingness was the first condition to exist in the universe
and nothingness will exist when the universe ends," I answer. "One
feels more at peace with nothingness than with somethingness?" he asks.
"Yes, all human emotion is a transient experience which takes from
nothing, goes through something, and returns to nothing. Harmony comes
with no fear from the flow with the rhythm of change. Go with the flow
to find real peace of mind." I respond. "What causes fear?" he asks.
"Fear comes from anxiously anticipating and resisting the flow. Fear of
the unknown results from being disoriented in time and space. Be
centered. Do not posture by attempting to brace yourself for the
warping which will inevitabley happen when you are least expecting it."
I continue. "It gets eaisier with practise. You will loose your fear of
the warping process because it becomes a familiar experience and you
know that you will always return to your natural state when the
external stimulus subsides. You may even begin to enjoy the warping
process instead of fearing it. It is a journey, an unending story." I
summarized. "OK," says Tommy, "an Alpha but no Omega." "Yeah," I
respond, "the journey is what is real, not what you perceive along the
way. The destination is not what is important. Happiness is a state of
mind."
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