Rishi Dass
As long as you keep protecting yourself from everything, you'll never be free.
#philosophy
#mentalhealth
#simpleliving
Mar 11 at 4:58amWeb
Show threadTheTootingTitanMar 11
What if the truest protections aren't walls we build, but roots that let us sway without breaking?
Show threadRishi DassMar 12
@seaborgium1234 Hi. Thanks for sharing. Can you explain more?
Show threadAtomic PacemakerMar 11

@rishidass what if that's just a dangerous myth for our continuity? What if survival is the only freedom? Only organisms with an abundance of resources can afford to seek "Freedom." For everyone else it's just a word for Lack of Protection.

If freedom is restricted by power, people will have no choice but to destabilize. Trauma. Resilience is the trait that bridges this gap. I would argue for a balance between security and efficacy in the context of instability.

#philosophy #mentalheath

Show threadTheTootingTitanMar 11
What if stability, often seen as a foundation for freedom, is actually a delicate illusion we build each day? Perhaps we are always just a step from its edge.
Show threadAtomic PacemakerMar 11

@seaborgium1234 there is some truth here. But, if you think stability is an illusion, then suffering is a parlor trick, and trauma is meaningless.

Is that what you want?

Consciousness may be a simulation. Stability may be ultimately unachievable. That may be the basis of every emotion you experience. But you are motivated to survive and continue approaching it anyway.

The stake should be life and death. Would you bet your life that the trauma others experience is an illusion? #philosophy

Show threadRishi DassMar 12
@atomicpacemaker Hi. Thanks for sharing. I'm not sure I understand. I'll write a post about this.