“We are game-playing, fun-having creatures, we are the otters of the universe. We cannot die, we cannot hurt ourselves any more than illusions on the screen can be hurt. But we can believe we’re hurt, in whatever agonizing detail we want. We can believe we’re victims, killed and killing, shuddered around by good luck and bad luck.”
“Many lifetimes?” I asked.
“How many movies have you seen?”
“Oh.”
“Films about living on this planet, about living on other planets; anything that’s got space and time is all movie and all illusion,” he said. “But for a while we can learn a huge amount and have a lot of fun with our illusions, can we not?”
“Many lifetimes?” I asked.
“How many movies have you seen?”
“Oh.”
“Films about living on this planet, about living on other planets; anything that’s got space and time is all movie and all illusion,” he said. “But for a while we can learn a huge amount and have a lot of fun with our illusions, can we not?”
- Richard Bach,
“Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah”
“Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah”
It's a great book, with some invaluable lessons. I was just talking with someone today about how we are here to have fun and enjoy the movie we are creating. Otters is a great analogy.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful book, indeed. Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Teresa, great to "see" you.
ReplyDelete