Cynicism Kills Love (Lesson From Lucy).
Two LSD trips, years apart, and the Pixar movie Coco, gave me the insight that cynicism kills the love in my heart.
Years ago I was going to watch the Pixar movie Coco during the peak of an LSD trip. But we watched the beginning and I deemed it 'too happy' and vetoed it. We switched it off.
For years I was a cynical doomer. I would bathe my mind in bad news and make cynical jokes. Cynicism gave me pleasure. I wanted civilization to crash. I didn't see the good in people. I rejected positivity and optimism. I wasn't depressed, though. But I made others unhappy with my negativity.
Then some 5 years after switching off Coco, I gave the movie another shot, again on LSD.
Psychedelic means "The Mind Manifested". On psychedelics, you can become aware of how your minds works.
Watching the beginning of Coco again, I realized that "Cynicism Kills Love". I felt it. The mechanism was laid bare by Lucy. I realized I had to open my heart for the sentimentality of Coco and feel the love.
People mistake cynicism for strength or intelligence. It's maladaptive behavior. You are afraid of opening up your heart and getting hurt. But your cynicism will twist your perspective and turn back on you. You will live in an ugly world, if you choose to see only the ugly. You will hate yourself, if you decide that people hate you. You project yourself onto the world. Accusations are often confessions.
Don't be naive. There are bad people out there. But see the good as well, and don't give up on life. We must manifest heaven on earth, or die trying.
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peace ✌️ 💜
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