Conscious of the unconscious

Someone I hold dear once asked me, "why do you fantasize about death?".

Dear you,
I don't fantasize about death. I am just intrigued by it. Because death means being liberated into the universe again. We're all organs of the universe. Involuntarily following its orders. But once we die, we lose control over our tiny lives and gain freedom that goes beyond this world.
I am simply enjoying it by marveling at the beauty of death. Not many do it. They think of death to be ominous and evil. But it's the root of life. From death springs life. I am just intrigued by interconnections seen in the universe. Because everything in the world follows a simple rule: achieving equilibrium; flowing to a lower energy state. For this to happen, two contrasting entities must be present. The high and low must exist. To truly understand universe, we must understand both the ends and their connection. That's why I look at both sides of the coin.
Right now, I'm alive.
Everyday I live, I am experiencing life with my conscious and sub-conscious mind. But what about death? How will I ever know about the other half of life while being me? For that, I have to think about it. I don't want to only think of the good but also the bad. That's when someone can REALLY think. It's not one sided anymore. I'll be a whole.

Shower talk: Meme master and Yin Yang

I know what reaching enlightenment feels like.

Because I have mastered the "name a more iconic duo, I'll wait" meme.

I put myself at the risk of sounding silly when I made those statements but it's true. Weird too, actually. It's strange how a meme asked an important question about how the world works.

Because you get to read this, I shall let you in on my secrets so you too can be a master of my favorite meme.

Yin and Yang.

Yin Yang talks about how two completely opposite things complement each other the most. The south pole of the magnet doesn't attract the north pole for no reason. Protons don't attract electrons for no reason. Opposites aren't the most iconic duo for no reason. It's because that's how the world works. You see, the first law of thermodynamics more or less talks about this phenomenon.

"Energy is neither created not destroyed".

Due to the fact that the above statement is true, the world has been able to maintain it's equilibrium. When stark contrasts meet they create consistency.

In and out.

What goes up comes down because of gravity. Gravity is one of the four fundamental forces of nature and up and down are one of the iconic duos in the world. This relation itself shows how this idea of Yin Yang is deeply rooted into the universe.

North and South.

It's the way of the world. No pain no gain. What goes around, comes around. All of them talk about the same principle. To even get something is to give something first. The world is attached with strings. When you pull something, it pulls something else with it. When you put something at stake, you'll get what you've been working for. Nothing in the world is unbalanced. Something always exists to fill the gap. The electromagnetic waves go up and down. The water flows with crests and troughs. There's just no one straight way to anything. It's a series of highs and lows. It's a series of sacrifices and achievements. It's a series of pitfalls and stepping stones. It's a series that flows; one that is connected.

Black and white.

No one can experience only the good or only the bad. Nothing gets done only with hardwork or only with luck. Even if it does, its consequences balance out the pure luck or pure hardwork. If you win a lottery, you might face hardship further trying to save the money or you might spend it all relentlessly that you'll fill yourself with guilt later. If you have struggled extensively for the outcome, you might suffer from stress and illness.

Success and Failure.

Remember that no matter what happens in this world, it'll always get balanced out. Sometimes this fact will bring happiness. All the time and effort you spent on something shall be balanced out by your success. Sometimes this fact will bring sadness. All time time you've lived shall be balanced out by your death.

Because I realized this, I have mastered the meme and reached enlightenment.

Here's how you can change the world

This is not a shower talk. This is an actual result of my own tiny little research that I did. I will provide the links to my references at the end. I started thinking about why there are no major changes happening related to the degrading environment after watching the video: "The lie we live".

So, how do we change the world for good?

Simple answer: By first changing the way we speak and instruct.

Got you curious, eh? Let me elaborate.

Haven't we all been taught not to throw trash around and not to waste electricity and not to waste water and not to cut trees and what not to do ever since we were kids? The education system thinks by telling children at such a young age about what not to do, the children can be conditioned in a way to not harm the environment. But what the educational system is unaware of is how wrong their methods of conditioning are!

Where we went wrong is the way we've been teaching the new generations or just people in general. We've always been hearing the phrases, "don't throw trash", "don't pollute the earth", "don't cut trees", "don't waste water". But what's wrong with these phrases is that they turn out to be counter-productive. Our brains are wired in a way to dismiss negative sentences and even worse, sometimes, to completely go the opposite way of what's being told in those negative sentences. There are many experiments to back this up. No matter how good the reward might be for "not doing" something, our brain subconsciously believes "not doing" it to be a wrong thing and we all end up doing what we're told to NOT do. Humans should change the way education works. Humans should change the way they phrase their sentences for making a difference that matters. It's as simple as changing the negative sentences into positive ones to bring about a REAL change. "Do it". Those are the magic words. Our minds strangely accept positive things and dismiss negative things. That's how it has always been. So from now on, instead of asking people to not do, ask them to do. To make a difference in the world which could lead to finding the cure of cancer or even end global warming, we have to first learn to speak and instruct the right way. We have to learn to say the sentences the right way. Tell people, "please do plant more trees", "please do care about the hygiene of your surroundings", "please do save water because it's a precious resource", "please do quit smoking because it will improve your health". The words, "please", "do" and "because" are associated with positive thinking and reason. Using these can bring about the change humans NEED to survive in this world. "Change" that can literally end world hunger and bring world peace. The power is all in understanding communication and psychology and using it to make the Earth alive again.

References-
http://www.nlpco.com/2008/08/negative-commands/
Research paper: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jozef_Maciuszek/publication/267337868_Don%27t_pay_attention_to_what_you_see_Negative_commands_and_attention_bias/links/544d75bd0cf24b5d6c42b598/Dont-pay-attention-to-what-you-see-Negative-commands-and-attention-bias.pdf
Video of the experiment (where a person is told to not do something but ends up doing it): Could you kill a kitten?

Well, that's how you can get people to change the world for good but how about you? What is something that you can do to make a difference? When people think of "making a difference", they think it's a huge task. A task so huge that only the most powerful can do it but it's false.

Feeling that only the most influential humans can make a difference is a "lazy follower" mentality. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, CHANGE THE WAY YOU THINK FIRST. Change can happen even with the smallest things YOU do in life that might seem insignificant but they aren't because even the smallest things can lead to a huge impact! I'm pretty sure all of us know about the butterfly effect. I'm not here to ramble about "complicated" stuff. If anyone wants to really make a difference and make the world literally a better place to live in but are completely lost, let me help you kickstart your potential. It can be as simple as quitting to eat meat which has the huge potential to end world hunger. It can be as simple as quitting to smoke which has the huge potential to reduce pollution. It can be as simple as using biodegradable bags instead of plastic. It can be as simple as growing a plant and taking care of it. It can be as simple as picking up trash from the neighborhood instead of throwing waste on the streets. It's just THAT simple and yet when people think of change, they think about big politicians and systems and the government and what not. Think about it, without people like us, all the "big guys" are nothing. So let's decide to go the right way, support our own self and vote for our own betterment instead of supporting someone else! It's high time everyone redefines their meaning of "change".

Shower talk: Slow suicide

Slow suicide
We're all in a slow suicide
Because this world is definitely not right
And we don't know
We don't know because it's very slow
Slowly
With every decision we make that goes against our true happiness
With every time we give in to stress
Ignoring our passion is slow suicide
Slow suicide~

Shower talk: Surreal

Do you ever just feel
Completely inferior and useless
Like a bug squished under a heel
For instance, you set yourself definitely doable and practical goals
And you try
But you just can't achieve them
And at nights, you cry
And you are occupied by things that don't matter that much
And they take up so much of your time
Your mind filled with clutter and such
You can't achieve your goals
You just fall into a void
Feeling lost
With guilt, you can't avoid
Like a sore loser
And there are all these other people out there
Much better than you are
And you're wondering just where
You went wrong
And why things are like this
And why you can't reach your goals
And what did you miss
And why your life is filled with unimportant things that are apparently "important"
It's a chaos
Doing something because you're obliged to do it
Not because you want to do it
You're at an utter loss
And that just eats up so much of your life
It makes you feel worthless
That's why, "Only pursue your passion", I'd say but
In this world, it's not possible
You have to do whatever it takes to make the cut
We are forced to go the society's way
We are forced to act a certain way
Our life is forced
A pressure that won't go away
Our life is controlled
Our minds have gone astray
Our life is chained
To think we don't even have control over own lifes is just
Scary
Surreal
In every way

How to be the best like no one ever was

A few days ago I wanted to Go out at 12am. Bushi was very concerned.

And the other day I ventured out on the dangerous, life threatening passage ways made by a certain evolved and intelligent species on the earth (achievement unlocked! "Proof of your courage"), ahem.. I mean I went out for a walk on the road.

Never have I ever gone out for a walk alone just to join a gym. A pokemon gym, of course. Thanks to pokemon Go!

But I'm here to tell you the secret to be the very best like no one ever was, to catch them is my real test, to train them is my cause, I will tr- oopsie, got a little carried away there. Anyways, here's how you can be the best at pokemon go:

JOIN TEAM INSTINCT! -Bushi says so because he and I are a part of it.

Or just follow your Instinct.