Tough times prompt us to think deeply
When times are good, it’s easier to live on the surface. There are lots of fun distractions. Anyone who cares to look beneath the surface to see what’s hidden there is considered a wet blanket. I can’t count how many times I’ve been tagged as “Moroz”.
The longer the good times last, the more people find themselves on the joyful bandwagon, considering everything desirable and denying other possibilities. This pattern is evident throughout history and is exploited by those who seek to make losses.
I don’t want to be political but this comment shocked me, in real time:
“You can fool some people all the time, and they’re the ones you want to focus on.”
– George W Bush
What?
As the happy times pass, people see no need to step down or look behind the scenes because happiness can be easily measured. Over time, true knowledge and understanding of everything you can think of fades away until it eventually disappears.
This includes self-understanding and essential insight into others. These things don’t seem important when veneer-cracked cocaine is right there. Just look at the phone in your hand! We even have a phrase for this event at the moment: “Let’s not go over there!”
Times are changing now and this is undeniable. I find the last bit of Pluto in Capricorn just as hot and Saturn in Pisces will not be a picnic either.
I’m bringing this up because it’s tempting. I also want to offer for the moment (assuming it comes), that you find yourself standing in the middle of your life; Feeling like you’re missing out on something you really need.
That thing will be found in the swamp, most likely. The bog of life, I mean.
Is the way you think and the way you think is changing right now?
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