In a time of fast cars, television, shopping centres, mobile phones, marketing strategies and immediate access to information, the slower pace of life seems just a distant memory. The environments we live in are becoming more and more artificial and it seems we are embracing these artificial environments with abandon.Unless we make considered choices as to how much time we spend embracing these artificial environments we are destined to live an artificial life- a life of acting and reacting to a device and the content therein, a TV show or movie or we use artificial environments as entertainment. Statistics show that more and more people visit shopping centres for a day out rather than as a place to purchase basic commodities. Be warned, the use of computerised devices, TV, movies, shopping malls and theme parks causes addictions, and these devices and places were developed to cause you to part with your money. There is a level of manipulation being perpetrated upon you and if you are not conscious of this manipulation, you are destined to stagnate in the pursuit of higher consciousness and not even realise what is happening. Once awareness has dawned as to the use of artificial devices and environments, you are able to monitor your actions and reactions when challenged with this manipulation.
If we make conscious choices about the time spent in artificial worlds then we are free to explore the real world both the inner world and the outer world. Our own true feelings come to the fore instead of being suppressed and this allows us to unravel the inner workings of our being. In the outer world we begin to observe nature and form our own ideas and opinions, instead of being fed someone else’s ideas and opinions. We begin to live in a world of reality where the cycles of life and death become manifest in our consciousness, in turn assisting us to understand the purpose of life. This understanding leads to awareness and a shift in our consciousness. Our world becomes one of wonder, excitement and exploration on our own terms and not one where we are manipulated and programmed to think in a certain way. Natural environments bring joy untold just because we feel an intrinsic part of the Whole. We are then equipped to follow your own destiny and not be manipulated by the passing whim of some marketing strategist.
Namaste Fellow Souls. Zoe