Reverend Mike

To free your mind is to see beyond the reality you were born into. It is the supreme achievement of your life, and the only meaningful pursuit. Those whose minds are free constitute the next level of human consciousness, the inevitable destiny which the vast majority will deny. If you have no idea what I am talking about, wake up! You're falling behind the curve. Evolution is leaving you behind. The new species of humanity is emerging, and it is up to each individual to choose which species they will be. ________________
I am Michael Ferrarella. This existence in which I live is merely a dream, or an illusion. Time, as I will speak of later, does not exist. My goal is to figure out how to awaken from this dream without death as the precursor. Obviously, death is a part of the human existence and I will not deny it or be afraid of it. However, I suspect that humans can achieve moments or periods of being truly awake. This is what I strive to achieve.
Since this experience that we call life is nothing more than a dream or an illusion, interpreted by our five senses, I see no reason to take it so bloody seriously as most people seem to. Being a free thinking individual, I am entitled to laugh at every aspect of existence. Those who know me will attest that I, indeed, do laugh at practially everything.
Unfortunately, not everybody sees life as I do. Many people, in fact, refuse to see the world for the dream and illusion that it truly is, and equally refuse to laugh at it all. You can find these people holding the highest ranks of government and business, and also in the daily walks of life. These are the same people who love misery and drama, and love inflicting it on others to keep the cycles of misery and drama rolling on through life.
Throughout my daily travels, I am constantly bombarded by wasted talent - human beings who choose not to find their inherent gifts and instead embrace their ignorance and lack of common sense. Each human being has his or her right to freely express their thoughts and beliefs. You, however, do not have a right to be ignorant, especially when the facts are right in front of your face.
I cannot relate to the overwhelmingly human desire for wealth, power and status. Look at all of these CEOs, presidents, military and world leaders and businessmen, their number one priority to accumulate the most. It doesn't matter what, just have the most so he can be the richest and most powerful, adored by the mindless masses who aspire to do the same. Reverend Mike was that way during my college years, with plans of starting with a small business and embarking upon "divide and conquer" until I owned a bit of every form of media.
This might make for nice mental masturbation, at least temporarily. Then you wake up one day and realize that you miss out on everything this life has to offer by focusing on the money and the power. I cannot relate to these testosterone-fueled men and the quest for who has the status of 'biggest dick.' Their parents should have played with them more when they were children.
The women are no better. Women in the business world who are trying to attain the same money, power and status end up de-feminizing themselves and becoming men. They have a chip on their shoulders and are making up for something missing in their lives. I see right through this posturing. It is not attractive. If anything, it is a complete repellant.
I do not believe in "political correctness." There is no reason that I should have to look both ways before speaking and hope that nobody with sensitive ears is listening. It is one thing to be intentionally hurtful; that I do not advocate. But people need to lighten up about others who speak freely and say what is on their minds. This country especially is filled with "sensitive" people. Get over it!
Here is, as promised earlier, a concept for you: There is no time. The "past" already happened, you can't get there again. The "future" will always happen some time after now, and if you are in the "future," it is the "present." However, the "present" does not exist either. Take this moment, the "present." Nevermind, that moment is gone and has become the "past." This moment too. And this one. Don't forget this one.
It is about time that each of us rids ourselves of unneccessary baggage, such as "rules" and "constraints" and "concepts," all of which are man-made and do not really exist. I dare you to show me "time." You cannot do it. Go ahead, get rid of "months," "days," "morals," "guilt" and "sin" and the gauntlet of other "concepts" and live as your instincts tell you. Don't be so reserved. Take a chance! It might kill you; but what if it doesn't?
Go ahead, contact me. Better yet, meet and have conversation with me. You will get to tell your children and grandchildren someday that YOU spoke with Michael Ferrarella. They will not believe you, but at least in your heart you will know that it is true.
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