Nothing to see here...

Ever had a dream that seemed so much like a dream that you actually awake yourself from the dream completely aware of everything that had transpired in the dream?

In other words, have you ever had a "vision" dream in which you are shown things you will never forget? I believe we have all experienced at least a few of these dreams. Dreams that are like movies we've seen a 100 times. You know all the lines and every scene. You remember the music from the film and all the moments that rang true. Ever have one of those dreams?

I have these types of dreams regularly. Just about every few days and sometimes for days in a row. Even during short naps in the afternoon, I have vivid dreams. I have recently shared one of these dreams with a few members of my family and everyone else who was listening. You who know...know what I mean. Now is not the time to explain this further.

Anyway, I have been reviewing this dream in particular because the subject matter was timely and highly accurate. A conundrum to say the least. Well, it has become clear to me, based on this experience and the experiences of today, that I am on the right path.

If a time comes when we are asked to relinquish our free will in order that we survive, we surely must deny the requester this pleasure. We will not be given anything of value from those that wish to control us. We can only evolve by fighting for our free will. We can only evolve by learning that we are prisoners on death row, slated for execution. The governor will not be calling. Help will be given to those who help themselves. This is the way of the universe...our school.

I have found that the most frightening thing in life is death. It is the ultimate "losing" of everything you value. In fact, we are taught that the absolute worst thing in life is death. We do everything in our power, everyday, to ensure that we do not die. We pray to God for this and we are grateful when we find ourselves alive after sleep. We eat and breathe so we do not die. We reproduce so that when we eventually do die, we can have a legacy of ourselves to live on after death. Death is inevitable, yes, but not the end.

Ask yourself if you are truly sad that someone you know is dead? Or are you being selfish in having lost something important to "your" happiness. The death of another has nothing to do with us. It is a purely individual experience, just like your life has been for you. Why would it be any different??? Death is for the individual and the one emotion we should be feeling is jealousy. We should be jealous of the gift they have received. This is a very dramatic and diametrical argument, yet it is necessary.

Look in the mirror and tell yourself that you miss the dead relative, child, or friend. Then be honest with the face in the mirror. Do you not feel the tingle of "possession" and "ownership" throughout all your emotions surrounding this death? If you do, try to turn them off. Begin to see how you have been manipulated into responding emotionally to the loss of one of your possessions. Just try to look...you will find what you are looking for. If, however, you cannot feel the possessive tendencies surrounding death and mourning, you will find this concept absurd and possibly inflammatory. That is your choice, for you will always find what you are "looking" for!

So, if death is truly the greatest obstacle, how do you threaten someone who has crossed the line and returned? Returned with a realization...death is not the end.

(Think of it like taking a summer break from school. If you have finished all your lessons and learned what you needed to, you can leave on vacation and progress to the next level of school. Otherwise you may have to return to the same school to finish learning all that is necessary to move forward. Regardless of the specific outcome, you return from vacation no matter what. And since death is this vacation from school, if you die, you are going on vacation. School is by no means cancelled nor are you finished. You "WILL" be back to learn. Sound familiar?? We live this mirrored existence everyday. The true lesson is the knowledge of the formula...not the outcomes.)

So, how do you threaten death upon someone that sees the truth? You do not! One simply cannot be threatened anymore. The definition of the word "threatened" does not allow for it. And due to this wonderful knowledge, I no longer accept the common definition of death. I may still be a prisoner, but I can leave anytime I choose. These are the "ruby slippers". The choice to remain has definite advantages in the infinite cycle of learning, so I choose to remain and learn. The time will come when I will have learned enough here and then I will gladly click my heels and say, "there's no place like home..."!!

ciao from the coconut...