Time Twist and the Illusion of Control - By Moses

What if 24 hours were really 25 hours?
How would the human mind perceive this?
Does that mean that we would have more time to work with? No.
By changing our perception towards time, only changes perspective. Time is constant.
With more thought in a shorter period of time changes our perspective towards the day and the day seemingly becomes longer. This means 24 hours seems like 25 hours.
When 25 hours feels like 24 hours, our strength becomes an ability to function at an optimum level. By curving our perspective in this manner makes time ‘fly’.
Being trapped by time is an illusion, as 24 hours is 24 hours.
Having no choice, with respect to our dreams (subconscious ruminations), is something we all have to come to terms with. Our dreams are what prepare our conscious state for the following day, and can occur in both the conscious and subconscious states. These ruminations in our conscious state have us fighting against time, and if manifested, lead to racing thoughts. Racing thoughts make for ‘long’ days.
The illusion of control does not exist in our dreams.
Our subconscious is alive during our sleep. Knowing this, that in twenty minutes of R.E.M we’re capable of living a full day, and/or night, makes a person appreciate their life. Waking up to start the day should not be taken for granted. To ‘day dream’ (carry conscious state ruminations) is counter productive as we tend to fight against time during these instances.
As the conscious state and subconscious states are related, it stands to reason that the subconscious mind is constantly used. For example, should a man be thinking a word – that word can come out accidentally in speech – a ‘subconscious slip’.
As our conscious and subconscious states are related, yet separate entities, to live life unilaterally (between the two) strengthens our affinity, our soul.
When we remember our dreams it is a blessing, and to Native Americans is considered visionary.
The illusion of control is confusing to those that understand that anything can happen at any time. Control is only a measure that occurs after the fact. In reflection, a person understands what has occurred, what could have been done, and the cause and effect relationship (ramifications). These ramifications as to what happened in our past, are dealt with in our subconscious, and shapes our conscious through our dreams. In our conscious state most people think that they are in control, that they can make something happen, or make something not happen. This illusion of control is what makes us human.
The concept of ‘the straw that broke the camels back’ comes to mind in understanding that we are not in control. As animals, our souls can only take so much punishment before it acts out. A subconscious full of anger promotes night terror, and in turn burdens our conscious state and causes us to act out. This burden takes form in physical crime, dishonesty, and if manifested severe enough, mental health breakdown of our conscious state.
By understanding that ‘No man is an island’, one recognizes to work with whatever it is that they encounter.
When your son accidentally spills something on your new couch, it’s not the end of the world. Shit happens, and to be blind of imperfections, one buys into the idea that they and their loved ones can be perfect. Some look for ulterior motives in a pessimistic state in trying to reach perfection. This defense mechanism is an illusion of control. By mistrusting in this manner a person doesn’t trust themselves. This mistrust lives amongst all of us. Those that deal with their issues is considered a natural maturation process and allows a person to overcome their fear that they’ll be caught when they make a mistake.
No one feels good about themselves when they make a mistake, but you still have to move forward. This illusion of control is a worldwide epidemic. ‘Everyone knows everything, and no-ones ever wrong. Until later’ – lyric written by Neil Peart.
How high, how fast, how strong. At some point there is an innate breakdown that we all experience. System overload, too much pressure. To combat we slow down. Those that ignore the symptoms of stress are susceptible to mental health issues (formerly known as nervous breakdown). We need therapy in our lives to deal with our stress. Reading, sports, movies and television, video games, music, writing, amongst other genres are therapeutic in unleashing pent up anger, and this releases our stress valve to reasonable levels. Pushing ourselves too hard is a problem of the times of the present day. We all want to be successful. How badly we want success is another question. In 1986, Baseball pitcher Donnie Moore was one out away from taking his team to the World Series. He was accredited with the loss. Moore never recovered psychologically from this event. He killed himself a few years later. In our day there is a huge emphasis on meditation and diet. With these areas increasing amongst the public, it enables those to balance their energy, and become less susceptible to mental health disorders.
Here’s an analogy. I can be strong. Strong enough to win. Strong enough to dominate. Strong enough to win the battle. Strong enough to win the war. By the way, who is the enemy?
It has to be alright to make a mistake, or lose the game. If not, a person won’t accept themselves through adversity. In tough times, many people don’t deal with adversity well, and it manifests, increasing our stress-load exponentially. To live our lives with this much pressure can be unbearable. What would you do if your son hit himself in the head over and over again?