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 There are two forms of insanity, and two cures. Both follow guilt, Judas Iscariot, and the other, towards God/your higher (perfect) self, when wrong. God is love, and king David sets a great example, when He couldn’t see any fault in his children, including the one who raped the sister, to another who killed the first brother in vengeance of the fore-mentioned crime, then turned the city against the father, and also planned a coup. 


That love, is very warming, and reassuring, as God loves us all. “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.” 


Society has thus evolved to make humans hate themselves, and not the sin, hampering efforts of growing, and dragging on gradually, into the self-loathing “in your mind,” hiccup that leads to non-forgiveness, as in Iscariot’s case. We aren’t perfect, but strive to be. Mental health is a lie, pushed to a generation of people dumbed down to believe every other thing. Sure, genetics can have a reoccurrence of actual insanity, but quite rare, and these people find peace in those asylums, as that is all that is needed in life. Assurance in oneself. Like me, I’d delete and recreate a whole account, because of a typo! Being in the present moment, is where it’s all about, baby! This is where God is. One sense that helps mostly, is listening, as that constantly changes. Whether indoors, or outside, no experience is the same, that is, what you saw yesterday, isn’t what you see the next day. A bird flying east, a wilting houseplant, a car turning left… e.t.c. 

The point is: the mind can be your best, or worst asset. To store in new memories, and rush to remember something, or actually tell yourself a lie, digest, believe, and delve in TRYING to control stuff, which never amounts to anything. You are perfect, and complete! We shouldn’t compare ourselves with others, especially in this case on such a platform. There’s no freedom in allowing content that makes one feel wild, yet disallow other, that’s considered controlled. That’s denying censorship, whilst doing exactly that! We don’t have to agree with each other, but it doesn’t mean that anyone should feel less human, or afraid of being themselves. Post what you want, e.g. you nostr:npub1hte85nxymfyez0nlmmxf287nh9cujfuetxhk9vptwcdqg0pn8pxqxasw3d, and everyone else. I’m not a blueprint, and only following my heart in a personal journey.