The brutality of nature can be overwhelming to contemplate. The killing of creatures as part of living — so vital to existence — is unfathomable.

Take seriously the hypothesis, that things are as they exist, because it can be no other way.

Take seriously the hypothesis that you might be immortal.

A dreams is primarily the domain of emotions — and yet — you can find yourself undertaking terribly monotonous and repetitive tasks. You can even become bored! Upon waking you might feel annoyed that you essentially did "work" all night long. Aren't dreams supposed to be restful?

No, even in sleep you are at risk of boredom.

What does this tell you about the prospects of the immortal dreamer?

The pressures of the world seem to be building an eternal mind. Atlantis is real. Valhalla is real. It is all real. Every pain-free conception of existence exists as a counterpoint to this life.

Those zones are a resting point between lessons with death. The main plot line.

We are in the devil's playground. We are not in Elwynn Forest. We are here to confront death and to learn from it. Pain, loss, grief, suffering and limitations. These are the frameworks of the immortal mind.

Why would an immortal suffer the life of a mortal in full? To become worthy of greater life and responsibility.

Greater agency. Greater consciousness. Greater knowledge of God, creation and the mystery.

We do it to evolve. Before enlightenment: chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment: chop wood, carry water.

What has changed? You! You've become aware of the changes necessary to progress. You must learn and test your hypothesis. You must have skin in the game. You have to hold beliefs and follow them with conviction.

When you meditate, you will sometimes have glimpses of true volition.

It is flying through clouds and space, free as a bird, but with none of the limitations. You are unrestrained happiness with knowledge of ubound freedom. There is no hesitation. No worry. You have perfect awareness of bliss.

The threat is that you might be worthy of such love. To exist in a universe where a perfect moment is possible. Sustainable. Achievable.

For all you know, this could be your one true value. You might exist to know this path. You might be in it right now.

If sleeping is a save point — the point of renormalization and absolution — if any version of myself had chosen to resume my life from this day, then there is a good chance it is to correct some "mistake" and try for better outcomes. If that is so, then it means all prior experience have been deemed acceptable for integration into my total self. That means I'm not going back and fixing things that I might "regret."

That means I have the freedom to move forward, unchained from the mistakes of the past, because it is likely that only good outcomes await.

You now have strength of conviction. Move forward without regrets.

Our earth life is like a "main story" quest in the unfolding drama of the universe. Everyone has to play this level at least once to advance to the next part, open up the map and get new side quests.

That's why it is so dramatic. That's why why we don't remember our immortality. Our lives are an unskippable cutscene.

Think of it like a driving test. We need a bit of training before we’re trusted with the responsibility of driving a car. Some people haven't even picked up the manual, let alone figured out there are goals and progress toward them. Things can be so much fun if you take the time to learn how to navigate unbound reality.

The future is here as fast as you want it to be.

Let go and enjoy the ride.

Potentials and energy. Each individual can rise to the maximal potential given only the tightest focus. Can the same be said of a population?

Each outcome must occupy a position, arrived at through traversal of an oppositional landscape.

The landscapes polarize. Individuals resonate and align. Even a neutral position, a ground state, is relative to the surrounding states.

There must exist an overall charge in the population. A net energy potential.

We know the possible states. Some states appear to be better than others. States of our own choosing, requiring the perception of achievement. Goals and working towards them, and ultimately surpassing.

The alternative is to be aimless and follow the gravity wells, arriving at any arbitrary lower state.

You can reach stable, but undesirable places in life without possibility of change unless you exert energy to crawling back out of your hole. Digging oneself out of an addiction is one such possibility.

Are there similar islands of stability on top of mountains? What discipline is required for such balance on an unlikely peak? What individual could counter the forces of man and nature to reach a local maximum atop a shifting landscape?

It seems remotely possible for an individual of legend, like a saint or guru, but what of a collective?

Given such an impossible task, one explores all options. Can one alter the landscape itself?

This is the essence of transmutation.

It isn't enough to reach the peak individually, one must endeavor to alter the landscape itself.

Immovable. Perfect grace. All is balanced.

What sort of person are you? Do you believe in some good to work towards? Do you seek only pleasure? Accomplishment? What motivates you?

Do you persist in the face of adversity? Are you emblematic of your noble ideals?