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Then again, in theatre, "going up" means forgetting your lines. And, as Shakespeare famously stated in As You Like It, "All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players" (Act 2 scene 7) So, my theory is that it's really a mystic, cryptic message that questions reality. (Most old theatre goers likely missed this point their first time around or have simply forgotten it.) I have a folder on it that I've been adding bits and pieces to since high school drama class. I have discussed it in intricate detail with seasoned thespians. I'm going to write a novel using the contents if I ever get the time. (Retirement is so time consuming.) I'll probably call it something like The DaWaynchi Code. Kind of a mystery, thriller, enigma type piece. Maybe I'll use a nom de plume to avoid personal controversy. Something like Butch Paisley. I'm not sure yet. I get a lot of private emails of encouragement.

That looks more like the mind.

Yep. They may have marginal difference with the way international but at the end of the day the song remains the same with an added verse. Some of them are more deceptive that others as well because they hide the fact that they are a way internatinal splinter group. I tried the offshoot circuit within the first couple months of leaving the way internatinal. Boy, was that a mistake. All any of them wanted was for me to goto work for them.

I mean.....We're not talking about War and Peace here.

All right Neo. Point taken. To the blissfully unaware in a splinter it is utopia. I am sure there are an infinite number of “there can be only one” avenues to pursue. One can start a business and be fully responsible for one’s own future. As “the One”. Nowadays you just need a YouTube channel and a Patreon account to be “the one”. But there are only a certain amount of people in a certain age group that ever are “the one” in cults which usually amounts to timing and compliance. Compliance over time is the governing principle.

I'm going to fail at articulating this back to you here. If you love anything or anyone you don't do whatever you want. You do what's best for them. And I think self respect is involved. But I imagine VPW emphasized love in such a way if you didn't nod and agree you felt you were being unloving and hurtful. . . And if you agree once, agreeing twice is easier, and then doing the things now in your head is easier. There's two parties making decisions here. He could do whatever he wanted. You had to conform. Why agree to that dynamic? . . . Because he's been allowed to become a primary if not only source of social validation. In his BS phrase he's suggesting you'll receive love if you agree with him. But you won't get that, you'll get the pleasure of the thought of love . . . An addictive dopamine hit. (Dopamine, when what you need is serotonin)

Yeah. What’s up apostates? Lol. Piecing together and coming to grips with my past is part of my own personal spiritual journey with my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To do so has required the hard work of breaking down the doctrinal and practical error in following scripture. I actually feel a lot more comfortable in my Christian faith than I ever did while in TWI. While some may temporarily benefit from their classes with an increased focus on scripture and study, the deceit in the package and how it is laid out form a very compelling trap that few escape from unscathed. Small inconsistencies in scripture and in commentary by Christian preachers is magnified to create a wormhole in the body of Christ that suck the naieve in and consume decades of their lives in a time warp. Steer clear of the snake oil salesmen who have dedicated their lives to this fundamentalist separatist cult and choose interaction with more profitable members of the body of Christ. Peace out in the name of our Lord.

Right, paradoxes in other threads got me thinking about decision-making and sometimes we humans like choices to be black and white. That takes maturity and sounds like effort. So anyway, some humor:

Interesting choice of brain parts if you don’t mind my saying so. The amygdala is responsible for many important functions that involve emotional responses, decision-making, and processing memory. Not sure how I feel about that. I go back and forth on whether I should get rid of mine…but come to think of it - I may have done that already - just can’t remember where or when.