Was Evil invented by mistake ?

[Aion]

Ain't none of us "evolved" here, whatever that means, just a bunch of wanderers in the dark asking questions and trying to find a touchstone.
I shoot an arrow in to the dark, I certainly do not expect everyone to head in that direction and I hope people don't take it that way.

I think there is a distinction to be made in the "world is a mirror" school of thought as that doesn't always take the same form.
In one sense of it I think the idea is usually presented in terms of manifestation or someone "creating their own reality" or in some way creating all of reality. So the idea that the world is a reflection of what is going on inside of you personally, and this to me is a little overblown, I don't really follow that.

Rather my thought is more on the other side of what a "mirror" actually is. That is to say, the world acting as a mirror is a way in which to see yourself reflected. Thus by observing different things in the world you are able to connect with those ideas within yourself, so you are able to see your own reflection. This is considerably different from the idea that "what you see is your creation".

I think our world is co-created, there are tons of different interactions going on both positive and negative, free will being infringed or respected, and by all means there are plenty of behaviours that I do not "approve" of, even if I accept them.

However, that is a totally different aspect of study from gaining self-knowledge, (or is it?) and that is what the idea of using the world as a mirror is for in my opinion. So when I say to find the world reflected in yourself it has nothing to do with taking responsibility for its existence or that its not real, it's entirely a matter of getting in touch with your own dualistic nature by exposure to catalyst.

I generally urge people to move in to their uncomfortable zones because those areas are where I usually feel more self-awareness can be gleaned. That is not intended to suggest that one should be constantly making themselves uncomfortable, it's more like pointing in the dark, "have you checked out what's over there?"

The process means going back and forth between the light and dark, you delve in to the dark to reveal the unknown but then it must be brought in to the light to do so.

At least, that is how it seems to me. It is likely very different for others.

I do not promote solipsism, lol.

That being said, I definitely promote "don't care what other people think of you", it is literally impossible to please everyone, people will make up their own stuff and their own stories, it's not something you can control.

I know I probably come across as a know-it-all for a lot of people because of the way I speak my opinions, but I'm really more of an agnostic, I don't really set believe anything I just have my current working hypothesis and an appetite for inquisition. People seem to take it that when you say something that you are like wholely committed, but my style is more like wing chun, rarely am I committed to any statement, rather I'm always looking for where it might flow next and the ideas that come from inquiry.

Honestly, I think we all need a bit of brain numbing from time to time.