“The Search for the True Reality”

There is a universal truth that governs over everything, a universal truth that is indisputable, this truth is, “something exists.” It is disputable what exactly this something is and how it relates to us as human beings. But then it must be questioned, do human beings even exist? That again cannot be answered from a philosophical standpoint, it can be argued but not defiantly answered. The following work is not a religion, philosophy, nor a set of spiritual beliefs, rather it is the argument of an idea that I have constructed from my own experiences that I have witnessed first hand as well as stories that I have been exposed to in my limited number of years.

My viewpoint is reliant on one main argument, that perspective is reality. In regards to the world that we identify as the world, how others perceive us and how we are viewed affects the reality of the situation. For if everyone believes that you have certain characteristics, then their reaction and attitude toward will alter to better fit those characteristics which becomes not only their reality but yours as well. This is all well and good, in relation to the physical world that we live in but what about the mind? How are our minds connected to this reality? The answer is a complex one. Our minds have crafted this reality. Each person’s mind creates a reality in which one lives. Meaning that our mind has created a world in which we walk, talk, and live. I am not saying, however that the world as we know it does not exist, no quite the opposite, I believe that the world exists in all its reality that our minds have given it, but this real world is not the only reality. One way of putting it is that our minds have multiple lives. The most common of which are present through our dreams, role-playing day-dreams, when we envision situations, and through our imagination. Our mind creates many different realities and places us within each of them. The most powerful and most complex of which is the one that we perceive as our awake and normal state, but one must realize that our dreams are just as real. The difference between the two is that the reality of the dream is not real enough for the mind to completely accept as the “true reality”, for that is what the mind is searching for—a true reality. Dreams, daydreams, and imagination are essentially searches to find a more suitable reality then the one that we are dwelling in right now. The more vivid the dream, the more reality it has to it, but not enough for our mind to switch over—for we still awake and label it as a dream. Reoccurring dreams and ongoing dreams are the dreams that have the most potential for a true reality. Imagination also is a search for a reality, but a lower search—as is daydreaming—because one is not immersed into the situation, rather we are aware that we are exploring alternate pathways—we know when we are imagining, and we know (usually) when we are daydreaming. But because none of these realities that we have explored are complex and perfect enough to be considered a new “true reality” we are stuck here in this world as our minds try to find a way out.

Because our minds are so powerful and dominate our reality and the fate of our reality, it is easy to push aside the body as just a side-show, something that is not real, and only a projection of our minds. In actuality this is only half true. Our bodies are a projection from our minds, but a real projection, just like the world that we live in. Our bodies are no less real nor more real then the reality we are in. This is why in the more complex dreams (i.e. continuing dreams, and reoccurring dreams) our bodies are usually present. It is because in a world that has physical properties and is perceived as real, one must interact in the world with the same amount of realism and with the same physical properties that are expressed. Our bodies have the same amount of reality to them as the world in which they interact. And our minds guide this interaction as well, because through continually interacting in this world we are affirming that this world is the “true reality.” And this is another reason why dreams often repeat or reoccur, because our minds want to confirm that these realities are not the “true reality.” But what about other people, do others exist in this reality? Is it just me that exists and my mind is only creating other people so that it can interact and affirm its reality? Well if you have been paying attention to the pronouns that I have been using you should already know the answer to that question. Like I have stated before, we interact with the same amount of realism that we are, therefore others do exist (for we interact with them), and each person’s mind is going through the same search for the “true reality.” But how come there are so many people in the same reality? It is because this reality is the most complex and real that each mind can find. Therefore we are all together in the same reality, because we are all searching for the same thing, a “true reality.” An unscientific way of putting it is that this reality is the best we can get…at this stage in life at least. Everyone we interact with exists just as we see them, in this reality.

This line of thought brings up many questions and arguments that poke doubt in the truth in these statements, and of course that is well warranted. For everyone has their own perspective, not only about reality, but also about belief, and each of them is entitled to that belief. Many people argue to me, “Does God exist in your philosophy?” After I explain to them that it is just a theory and not a philosophy I answer them, It is possible to believe that God was created by the mind and does not exist. But that would seem to conflict with the rule that states we interact with the same amount of reality that we are. It would seem more logical then, that God exists as a guide, to help us in our search and bring order to the chaos of our minds. This does not mean that God must be labeled as a “god” but also could be identified as love, peace, hope, etc. The sense of self that I argue is far from flawless or complete, for so much remains unsaid, and unexplained. These are simply the core ideas behind my perspective in what I perceive as real.