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Date: 2004-06-13 00:31:25

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Let me start by saying that I loved this film. Great thanks for the brilliance of the creative mind and the resourcefulness of those involved in the production of WTBDWK. I need to be reminded / corroborated, of the field of possibility outside my actuality, periodically. My response is to clarify a couple points that reflect my understanding and may compliment the material that I think was beautifully refracted in this film. It's also a valuable exercise in concretizing my thoughts and I dig the opportunity to dialog the free expression of ideas Avail. via the worldwide web. I'm cautioned by 2 points either not acknowledged, or not well articulated in WTBDWK. Point 1) The presentation didn't include an expression of the possibility that there is a dynamic interrelation between my holographic universe and the holographic expression of others around me. It would seem fairly narcissistic to focus on my expression of the source without the contextual inclusion of other strands of expression of the source. While I'm sure I co-create, I suspect I am adjacent to, not central to, and certainly not of greater or less value than other expressions of the greater source. I suspect we are all necessary to a greater celestial score, unrecognized by me from my subjective point of reference, and the answer is related to my capacity to compliment this. Point 2) The recapitulation in WTBDWK of what I consider popularized spiritual idealism, which leads people to assume they are responsible for every material realization, is the epitome of spiritual egotism. Does the application of Quantum Physics displace Chaos Theory, or is the universe big enough to circumscribe the many facets of truth? Here's where you should jump off if you're uninterested in my schema. I guess some personal narrative is warranted to explain the 2 points I'm making, and the epistemology of their origin. While my interpretation is sufficient to buoy me, It's my trip, and I wouldn't assume it was congruent with your innermost imperative. I am a student, and this life experience is my teacher, a process I use to construct and reconstruct a cognitive schema that allows me to objectify my experience. Attaching myself to the limitations of my current subjective assessment would be antithetical to the point and premise I'm operating from, I'm sure more will be revealed. Caution: what follows may be interpreted as a personal threat to you're closely valued assumptions. If you've constructed an understanding that works for you, it's exactly rite for you rite now, and feel free to disregard my understanding. I've had several N.D.E.'s, and don't believe either the life I've experienced (my family's functional limitations, transforming an early Addiction to recovery and subsequent 20 yrs of abstinence, being subjugated to the power of nature and the subsequent hypothermic shock that led to an out of body experience, Testicular Cancer and the secondary medical arrogance / expertise I experienced, a random act of social violence and subsequent more poignant recognition of my vulnerability, 18 Yrs as a therapist steeped in the frailty of the human struggle for balance or the many sweet and remarkable successes I've entertained), have anything to do with my spiritual worth or maturity. Could it be that the experiences that befall every other person would be pardoned, and they would live happily ever after, if only they were more spiritually mature? Do less fortunate people, deserve the liability of their Governments ineffectual economic / healthcare / social / international policy? I'm certain I have choices, though I suspect they are variations on the theme that is available for my attention. Though I can through ignore / distract myself from the task at hand, the universal truth seems to escalate it's attempts to get my attention and redirect me in some direct inverse correlation to the degree I deviate from the task at hand, toward options congruent with my deepest spiritual objective. I'm here to do what it is I'm here to do, within the functional limitations of the context of the life available to me. I suspect when I've used the opportunities available to me toward my greater good, I'll move on to do what's next. Some of us will leave more opportunities unrealized than others, therein lies free will. I'm resolute in the value of the nonjudgmental observation of my experience, yet feel completely entitled to assign value to the constellation of experiences I'm offered. I recognize the value of the friction that polishes my stone. I adhere to the position we're spiritual beings having a human experience and I am comforted by that. I don't believe It is necessary to define the essential me, when I'm apparently here for this experience. I'm assume this physical experience is available to me to tease out and deconstruct assumptions / projections  I construct to dispel the fear of the unknown and unrecognized. It is not necessary for me to know now the source of my origin to accomplish what I'm here to do, like it is unnecessary for me to know why I breathe to breath. It seems as valuable to recognize my authority as my vulnerability. I recognize the power of intention to manifest, and have exercised it, but to do so suggests I assume my conscious intention is a clearer reflection of my deepest imperative here, than my intuitive intention. Just because I may be able to exercise more authority over the actuality of my human experience, doesn't necessarily mean it will benefit me to do so. Just because human waste is unpleasant, doesn't mean I shouldn't create it and evacuate it I want this physical body to survive in this physical realm. I'm left with The Indigo Girls "There's more than one answer to these questions, pointing me in a crooked line, and the less I seek my source for some definitive, closer I am to fine". This is your trip, have some fun while you're at it. Reproduction is protected by Copyright 2004 David O.