If we are to move forward in life with any confidence at all we need to address this issue in order to create a positive and healthy mental attitude within us.
We all have two sides, a dark side and a light side. The two are separated and don't intermingle unless we first acknowledge their presence and ask them to meet one another. Your light side is what you show to others while your dark side (you could call it your primal force) stays hidden and in the shadows.
The trick is learning how to get both of them to meet and then work together. These two sides are what make us who we are (our needs, wants and desires, our personalities) and blending them together is necessary to our spiritual growth.
Today we can see examples of how the dark side (primal force) has taken over people's lives. We read accounts every day of someone murdering somebody or going into a violent rage or sexually assaulting someone or taking their anger out into the streets. The mistake was not acknowledging their lust, or mental illness, or a hidden rage and then finding ways of dealing with it. Then, all of a sudden, they couldn't handle it anymore and took it out on others.
If you choose to acknowledge your dark side and slowly learn how to integrate it with your light side this effort will be ongoing throughout your life.
Sure, we can ignore subtle signs that our dark side is reaching out to us, trying to get our attention, for example, you did something out of the ordinary and it hurt someone or maybe even yourself. It wasn't in your character to do so and you ask yourself, "why did I do that?" But sometimes, these prompts for our attention can be far from subtle. The trick is to take action early to correct a problem and not let things get out of hand.
If you've noticed, the world is not about bringing people together, coalescing or living in any semblance of harmony but tearing and breaking things apart, division, categorizing, programming and control by any means necessary.
The world is sorely divided and can't make up it's mind but we can. We can choose absolution over revolution.
In so doing you will not only be helping the world but your decision will inspire others.
There is a saying, "When it's all over it's not who you were but whether you made a difference."
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