The Secret to Life

by 

Austin Perris

Birth: The Launch of the Great Human Fantasy

It all begins with that first dramatic exit from the womb, where we are violently evicted from our warm, cozy, protective dwelling into the cold, open spaces of Earth. From infancy through childhood, we are handed the starter kit for existing in a society we never signed up for. 

This includes the basics: how to eat without smearing food across the nearest wall, how to walk without drifting into furniture, and how to make noises that someone eventually calls “talking.”

Soon enough, we are taught the official virtues: be honest, be industrious, and by all means, be obedient. These are the ingredients for becoming a productive citizen, a phrase adults recite with the same reverence as evening prayers.

Parents beam earnestly. Religious leaders nod solemnly. And we, the tiny recruits, accept their guidance as truth, mostly because we don’t know any better.

Thus begins the fantasy: the belief that the world is orderly, that grown-ups know what the hell they're talking about, and that everyone is basically following the same playbook.

Adolescence: Running Headfirst Into Reality at Full Speed

Then comes adolescence, humanity’s universal internship in chaos. Hormones spark like fireworks, limbs grow without warning, and suddenly, the local police know your first name.

This is the era when social standards, morals, and municipal codes become suggestions at best, obstacles at worst. You are informed firmly and repeatedly that boundaries exist, and no, you cannot skateboard off the roof “just to see.”

But society is forgiving, or perhaps it’s simply lazy. Juvenile records are sealed, after all, as if to say: “We know your hormones are messing with you right now. We’ll pretend this never happened.”

Here, experimentation masquerades as education. Rules are broken, sometimes shattered, glued back together, and broken again. Somewhere in the process, the fantasy begins to dim. 

Parental wisdom fades into background noise. Religious leaders begin to sound suspiciously like they’re reading from an outdated instruction manual. And we, the newly labeled rebels, begin to suspect that possibly no one is actually in charge.

The Inspiration: The Day National Television Destroyed The Illusion: truth, justice, and the policy of fair play.

For many, the first seismic crack in the national fantasy arrived with the Kennedy assassination, the moment the country collectively learned that the world’s most powerful leader could be removed with the same ease as a burned-out light bulb, and that the whole thing could be witnessed by millions nationwide, on the evening news.

People were stunned. Not simply because the President died, but because someone wanted the entire country to see it. A glaring demonstration of how dark reality can really get.

It was here that we realized a horrifying truth: while the public is taught to obey laws, line up politely, and behave responsibly, the wealthy and powerful operate under a completely different set of rules, one in which consequences are optional and greed is the motivating factor. Who has the most toys at the end wins.

This is where the fantasy didn’t just crack; it put on a trench coat, fled the country, and disappeared into the horizon. Trust in government plummeted, the fairy-tale dream shattered, and reality flooded in.  

Americans collectively muttered: “Oh. So that’s the way it is.”

The Mission: Obey, Endure, Comply (Please Take a Number)

As the years trickled on, each new president, good or bad, played his part in the expansion of what some call the “Grand Illusion.” 

Laws shifted. Loopholes widened, and corporations stuffed their bank accounts with profits earned from the exploitation of the masses.

Corruption seeped in, not dramatically but with the quiet persistence of a slowly infecting virus. Officials, institutions, and entire sectors gradually bent toward the same direction: power concentrated upward, pain and suffering downward.

America, always proud of its structural integrity, began to resemble a building in need of a serious remodel.

And at last, the public understood: no savior is coming, no cavalry, no hero, no kindly billionaire with a conscience.

If things were going to change, regular people would have to roll up their sleeves, preferably before the bank repossessed the shirts off their backs.

The Reflection: The Tao, or How to Stop Arguing with Reality

After a while, one arrives at a spiritual truth whispered by sages, monks, and anyone who has ever tried to reason with immigration (I.C.E.): you cannot control what you do not control.

The only domain still open for possible improvement is the self. 

Mastering that, however, is going to take some doing.

To become whole, one must begin again. The spiritual dimension, the quiet, patient, inconveniently honest side of existence, demands exploration. Only through this does a human become a True Human, with capital letters.

Realization: Life Contains Infinite Possibilities

Then comes the revelation: Anything can happen. UFOs can exist. There could be life throughout all creation, and Earth might just be a mining colony. Yes, the whole planet, your favorite restaurant, your hometown, that towering mountain with the faces of all the dead presidents, all part of a cosmic extraction project looking for gold. And has been even before Genesis 2:12. “The gold was good.”

According to this view, the Bad Aliens run the whole deal. Hybrid human management handles everything, while the Good Aliens observe politely from their ships in orbit and bases on the moon. Much like nosey neighbors watching your family argue in the backyard during your last barbecue.

The grand twist arrives when millions of people vanish simultaneously. A coordinated rescue. A cosmic evacuation. Each person taken is, allegedly, an active spiritual practitioner resonating at the frequency of LOVE.

Whether this is salvation, abduction, or the universe’s most selective process remains unclear. It’s simply one of the many possibilities that exist in God’s Imagination.

The Truth: Love is the Operating System

And so the final truth emerges: The only thing we need to know is our own divinity. When you focus on the outside, anything can manifest. The possibilities are endless. It would take an infinite number of lifetimes to explore infinity.

That's why Jesus was trying to convince us to “look within.” He knew exploring all of creation would eventually burn us out. Why waste our time reincarnating time after time when the answer to everything is inside us? The only truth we need is within, waiting to be remembered. 

 “Know thyself.” To center the spirit, one must return to ancient practices that refine the mind, soothe the body, and awaken the inner circuitry. Yoga, meditation, breathwork, devotion, self-discipline, the ancient technologies of the soul.

In the end, whether the villains are corrupt politicians, extraterrestrial mining companies, or greedy corporations, the path is the same: raise your vibration, cleanse your soul, and tune into the frequency of GOD’S LOVE.

It’s the only way to the ultimate truth: YOUR DIVINITY.

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