But That May Be In Fact Our 'Second Nature'

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To your very last point: I note that we can see the world in terms of evil intent or as an expression of fear-induced ignorance or self-deception. This is a chicken and egg situation, because each reinforces the other. We can also see the world as an opportunity of education - as the undoing of ignorance in a truly well intent.

While an ill-intent runs as if self-protective, ignorance is asserted or imposed as necessary, good, or at least the lesser evil and all running as if our nature or the natural order.

Ill intent is not our natural intent - but is systematically built into our social identity in terms of defence against feared or denied aspects of our being. Denied self is necessarily an ignorance, of self-evasion. Running away from our self - in terms of un-owned or unfaced conflicts is presented as the mask of discovery and achievement or ability to keep face.

I don't accept the nature of fear as the true of us - but I do accept that we have let fear replace reason and in that sense lost our mind. Recognition of which is the regaining of sanity in some degree. My sense of lies is that they multiply and render unworkable or dysfunctional and the crisis of such is the opportunity to 'awaken' rather than dig deeper into defending a false premise. This is the ability or willingness to question what used to be regarded as reality - and is necessarily confronting fears rather than hiding them - but only with regard to the ills of the day thereof. No need to go looking for a cause of loss of joy and peace in our day. But that may be in fact our 'second nature'.