I need an interpreter for gfkostas reply - lol. I've read it a couple of times and come up with a different conclusion each time.
What I tried to say is that in my opinion the problem for the downfall we call depression/addiction is the result of our egocentric view of life rather than a non monetary loss such as a death, divorce, job, etc. Articles such as that who send out a signal which says that circumstances are to be blamed for the way we are, only make sure and show that we will continue to take no responsibility for our life as long as we do not evolve. A happy event or a sad one is not any more different than a sunny day and a rainy day. 'Problems' or with other words things we would prefer to be different will continue to 'exist' regardless of our opinion about them. Whatever orchestrates this thing that we call life and we all part of 'life', doesn't care about our opinion so we should flow
with life....do not refuse any notes. In the context of the song, they are all beautiful.Peace for me is the silent acceptance of what
is not what WE want life to be. We gotta transcend our ego's.To explain further and clear out things I say the following.
Our ego/mind(the sum total of all our opinions we hold in mind about who we are) presumes and is convinced that its interpretations of life experiences are the 'real' thing and therefore 'true'. It also believes by projection that other people see,think and feel the same way, and if they do not they are mistaken and therefore wrong. Thus our perception which is often confused and taken as 'reality' reinforces its hold by reification and presumptions. For me each one of us lives in a world of our own making, reinforced by seeking agreement and a variety of rationalizations. As far as am aware of people not only percieve wide variation in accordance with their level of consciousness but actually experience quite different events. To those who are unfriendly, other people actually ARE often cold and unfriendly and to a warm, loving person the exact same enviroment is cordial and supportive. Thus we can conclude that by virtue of what we ARE we subtly influence and create the so called 'sad' sevents around us or within us such as depressions, addictions and so on. No event outside us has the power to shatter us or send us to an addiction without our consent. The biblical words 'as you think so shall you be' ain't empty in my investigation of my life. We aren't victims of life folks.