Good vs. Evil

[Hector M.]

Funny picture...serious topic behind it.

We've all seen the classic example of good vs. evil. One side of your shoulder (The angel) tells you to do the right thing, whereas the other side of your shoulder (The devil) tells you to do the wrong thing.

There arises...

Conflict.

Yet, this phenomena is not only seen in ethical decisions. This is where the point of this post comes in. Sometimes, the devil and angel play tug of war with your MIND).

Keep this scenario in mind:

You see the beautiful girl in sight. She's open for talking. As you walk up to her, a feeling comes over you. The good side says to go talk to her, have a nice conversation, and get her number. The bad side says you're worthless, she's out of your league, and that your a loser. Most people say listen to the good voice, and not listen to the bad voice.

The truth: Ignore both voices.

A man named Eckhart Tolle once said in a book that, we all live in a constantly changing present. Forget the past, forget the future, live now. Sound advice from a very wise man. The voices in your head represent past and future. The good is the future. The good in you wants you to do well, and encourages you to do well. At the same time, the bad voice represents the past, and all the mistakes you've made, the times you were rejected, or your more embarrasing moments in society.

While it is good to listen to the good voice, at the same time, you listen to the bad voice. One cannot coexist without the other.




But...that is all a mind trick. The voices are safety mechanisims in the human body, and they operate on feelings of optimism and fear. The good voice (Optimism), paints a bright, cheery, happy picture of everything going well and you living happily ever after, and then the evil voice (Fear), negates the picture and slabs some dreadful, dark colors over the picture, turning it into your worst nightmare.

The modern man is FULLY aware of these 2 feelings, and ignores them both. He follows his id (Animal brain) and does what he's supposed to do as a man. When you allow your mind to interfere with getting what you want, you get bad messages, and good messages. Good messages are too good to be true, and bad messages cloud your judgement. The mind, while the center of operating your body, has it's flaws, and one is the integration of negative thoughts. The modern man accepts this flaw, and exploits it's weaknesses, so that he can control himself.

Carlos Xuma covered this phenomena in his book as well, and calls the evil voice "Loserboy" (The guy who steals your dreams away). What he says about Loserboy is true: He will come back contiouously, and haunt you. The key is to ignore him and listen to your instinct (Id).

When you tune out thought in the brain, you act on impulse. The wonderful thing not many know about free will is that THERE IS AN OFF SWITCH. Free will is a wonderful human feature, but it can be a hinderance at times. Simply focus on another thought (A stop sign shoved in front of your face works), and proceed as planned.

Now, this phenomena of good vs. evil is prevalent in life too. Before writing this post, I was questioning whether I should post, or go back to AIM. The good voice said it will be good, you will contribute, and you will inspire others. The negative voice said "It's time consuming. This show is VERY VERY awsome. Let's watch it. You can write a post anyday".

I blocked the thought out, and now I'm typing.

There is A MOTHERLOAD of power in blocking out thoughts. Dont underestimate the animal brain. Do not overlook the Id. THAT part of humanity...is your key to getting what you want. Dont forget that, in the long run, you have animal in you. The thing is, you are the greatest animal. Use your animal instinct.

When good and evil play tug of war with your head, go Blackbull (Where do you think I got the name?)

Go, and prosper.
Now fuck off.

[Nick Krygier]

Wow Hector thats the best thing I've ever read from you. Props. I'm glad that it turned out like this because after seeing the title "good vs. evil" i wasn't sure where you were going with it... because there's something you all need to know about me...

I slay demons
power of love baby

[Chikito]

Damn this post describes in laymen terms and in very few words how to get inner peace or a level of tranquility.

I found this to be very true! I seem to find it boils down to moments; When I look at the plate sitting on my desk, I know my mother will nag me to take it down to the kitchen, at the same time though I wanna keep surfing the internet! But like Nick mentioned in my blog post its not about
'Dont think, act.'
but more about listen to your instincts and act. This is what I meant by Dont think, act. As In don't contemplate it (when the good vs. bad comes a-knocking) just do it and make a decision and stick to it. As in next time this situation arises, do the same thing you did last time.

Now its all good and simple with small things like tidying your room. But when it comes to the crunch and you need to decide on things quickly and they are vitally important, it might seem scary to make such a important decision based on instinct. This is why it is important to REALLY find out who you are (your ID as Blackbull puts it, the animal brain) which can be easily done with meditating and visualizing situations.

I remember I think Nick wrote an article about Grey area's and the whole 'there is no black or white only Grey'. The baseline lesson was that in order to become someone who can make decisions without hesitatingly and overcome fears (basically a leader) you need to know where you stand ethically, politically, morally etc. And you need to know it well. This happens naturally and subconsciously anyway through life anyway when your brain remembers things, you refer back to them when you need to decide. But this is not good enough. Using this natural subconscious way (which is likely how it has been done your whole life unless your very active thinker) can be disastrously inaccurate since it is clouded by your emotions.

Spend some time learning who you really are. Look into Morality, Politics, Philosophy and other identity subjects and identify where you stand. So next time you don't have to even listen to the Good vs. Bad (which try to identify where you stand on that issue at that moment in time) because you are clear you know where you stand on these things.

Hector...your spooking me....

[Daniel Becerra]

Excellent work!

[Sloaner92]

Very nice, this deserves a bump.

[Chikito]

I remember I think Nick wrote an article about Grey area's and the whole 'there is no black or white only Grey'. The baseline lesson was that in order to become someone who can make decisions without hesitatingly and overcome fears (basically a leader) you need to know where you stand ethically, politically, morally etc. And you need to know it well.

This is the post I was talking about:

http://pualifestyle.com/forum/showth...ht=Black+white