10-19-2009, 03:46 PM
(10-19-2009, 01:09 PM)Lavazza Wrote: My only point in mentioning this is to again underscore what I perceive to be such complete misguidedness in the way of spirituality as to almost completely overwhelm my understanding.
Ra: I am Ra. We can speak only in metaphor. Some
love the light. Some love the darkness. It is a matter
of the unique and infinitely various Creator
choosing and playing among its experiences as a
child upon a picnic. Some enjoy the picnic and find
the sun beautiful, the food delicious, the games
refreshing, and glow with the joy of creation. Some
find the night delicious, their picnic being pain,
difficulty, sufferings of others, and the examination
of the perversities of nature. These enjoy a different
picnic.
All these experiences are available. It is the free will
of each entity which chooses the form of play, the
form of pleasure.
Some like it hot, some like it cold. As they say, there's no accounting for taste.
I think most everyone has at some time felt how good it can feel to be "bad." Look, every good drama needs suspense created by a seeming threat, right? Many actors say that the evil characters offer the juicier roles.
Some people get bored playing conventional reindeer games and prefer to hunt in the darkness for hidden treasures or lost valuables or secret short cuts. Granted, it can be a very tough neighborhood to go exploring, but many people live that way in the outer planes already. Some people prefer the path less sheltered. The fact that the STO path is more crowded immediately makes it less attractive to some.
Perhaps what I've typed above makes sense enough, and still, maybe you're uncomfortable with the topic? I'll say this, *acceptance* of the STS path is a lot harder than understanding it. When you find yourself implicated in mercilessly heinous stuff, it makes self-acceptance a real challenge. So, in that sense, maybe the STS folks can't claim to have all fun? ;-)
~P