Date: 2014-03-20
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If you're somewhat of a hippy like me, there's this word that you know of but might not have a solid definition of. Maybe you know what I'm talking about when I say it but what happens when you try to explain what it means? You know what the literal definition is, but how do you describe the deeper meaning of that word? It's difficult to describe because you're trying to get there and you can't quite explain it because you don't really understand it. How could you? I'm talking about being awakened. You're not Buddha, so how are you going to describe something that you've never fully achieved in the deeper sense of the word.My mind has been slowly shaping a proposed idea of what awakening may be. If you waltz across the internet looking at hippy crap or you talk to spiritually minded people / likewise potential hippies, you may notice that key word get tossed around. We're in the age of a global awakening. More people are waking up and their eyes are being opened. Maybe they're talking about third eyes being opened, I don't know. All I know is that when the end of the world was predicted to an exact date in 2012, whenever the hell that Mayan calendar ticked off to, I didn't take it literally. Like many people, I was like "uh huh, okay". You can't help but want to join in the hype as well, but my principle philosophy is not to get caught up in hype and just carry on with what I was in the middle of doing anyway. I did want to put in my two cents though. I wanted to tell people that you shouldn't take the end of the world so seriously or literally. I wanted to say that the world has already ended. We live in a new age. Things have changed so drastically in a short period of time. Its just hard to see until you put it in perspective.To me there was one predominant indicator that confirmed the world ended in 2012. That indicator was the internet. The access to information at such a ridiculous and unrivaled scale was already kind of available in the 90s. But in 2012 the world officially produced a whole generation of human beings whose lives will be dictated by the internet. I'm not talking about people being slaves to their blogs. This extends outwards to people who will never even hold a cell phone and live in a dirt hut far removed from modern civilization. Globalization, industry, and politics does not have any sacred ground. There's just laws, ownership, and rules... which have expiration dates, contracts, and bargaining power.An indicator that we're in the age of awakening may be based on the same far reaching concept. Worldly knowledge, views, opinions, and exposures are not nearly as far removed as they once were. You can almost experience what its like to live in someone else's world. You can even see videos of atrocities, gory videos of actual people getting murdered, and entire villages getting decimated to the effect that a black and white photo can't quite capture. What they didn't teach you in history class can suddenly slap you in the anus in such a way that you feel violated. You learn you have to watch your butt because the world you're a part of is really not the Cinderella story they tried to trick you with.Well now, anyone can have a global voice through the right media channel or viral sensation. Information doesn't get destroyed as easily anymore and it is a lot easier to get information out there. Several hundred years of history cannot simply get extinguished simply because someone decided to burn down the one library. Human beings no longer have to rely solely on what other people convincingly spout out of their mouths. We've plugged into a frequency that humanity can tune into altogether as a whole despite being physically separated by borders, mountains, and oceans. Instead of just team Hitler vs team Stalin, we now have people from all sides that can virtually see face to face and call bull shit. Let me go back to the top. I had a few swigs of Yukon Jack and I have been enjoying a few delicious California brewed IPA's in between making South Park references on facebook since I have started writing this journal entry. Pretty soon I will have to pee and like most people my age, you hold in that pee when you're doing something on the internet until you really have to open the flood gates and than you go do something else.Have you seen the documentary Happy People by Werner Herzog?There's an amazing project/website called beforethey.com (before they pass away) that documents a glimpse of certain people, cultures, and ancient ways of life. They are on the verge of dying out forever due to land being taken away, environmental destruction, war, or the new generations choosing to join the modern age.Ok seriously.What is awakening? Could it be the slow realization and understanding of what you are and of what this is? That confuddling daze in which you're almost awake in the morning but still asleep? You can hear what's going on around you. Your dog's there trying to wake you up by licking your eyeball begging you for the morning walk. Some asshole bird chirping away outside your window which is kind of nice but annoying as hell when you just want to stay asleep. You're not fully aware yet, just partially in a dream state. Then bam. You're here. You're up. And you instantly forget about all the miles and lessons you trekked through in your dreams. Your adorable dog took advantage of you in a vulnerable state and molested you in a sacred orifice that you just don't touch. Because... you know, you kind of have to see out of that eye.Ha, ok for reals now. I'm just stalling trying to come up with a buzzed explanation of my version of awakening.Awakening: the understanding of the insignificant and petty ordeals we consume our human lives with in the realization that we are the most self misguided "intelligent" life form throughout the entire universe.Don't mind me. Just some loonie that wants to saunter off into the woods. We'll see how long that lasts. No more entries until I finally get to the trail. Thanks for reading, please do criticize me. Kids, don't drink. Unless you're an adult and can do whatever you want. I'm not quite an adult.¢Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars.¢-Alan Watts