Imagine this…
You arrive at a holiday destination. You’ve never been there before. Everything seems standard. Some other people you know are there, seemingly having a good time. You begin to look around and see what’s going on and what it’s all about. Slowly, you integrate yourself into the environment and naturally you begin to follow suit with what all the other people are doing. There’s lots of fun things happening — people are swimming, tanning, listening to music and enjoying some cocktails in the sun. Fun, but otherwise nothing crazy. Seems pretty good right?
Then imagine there’s this man — an interesting, present and very calm character, also enjoying the fruits of the resort around you. But he’s not often around. He always seems to be disappearing, sometimes days at a time, always coming back with a vigour and an energy so evidently akin to deep satisfaction, curiosity and adventure. It appears as though his presence at the pool is more of a pitstop and a break before his next mysterious disappearance.
Naturally, the next time he appears, you approach him. You ask him a couple of simple questions: Where do you disappear to? What do you go and do?
The man seems interested in answering, flashing you a secretive smile. He tells you to meet him behind the resort. Once there, he hands you a map. You hesitantly take it, asking him what it means. He tells you the following:
He says, “On this map, there is information pertaining to very profound secrets about this resort. It speaks of hidden doorways revealing hidden rooms, secret pathways in the forests, and many treats and treasures to find. What you will find will be far deeper than you ever imagined. There are games to play, truths to awaken to, people to meet, states of consciousness to experience, things to learn, crazy parties going on all around and magic and mystery that you wouldn’t believe to be possible. You see, this resort is infinitely more profound than meets the eye — it is a system of infinite potential, with infinite levels of exploration, once you find the maps. This map I have given you reveals just a mere fraction of what depths it contains. The external environment of this resort that is being enjoyed, is a mere 1% of its true existence. The key is to study this map, and then go out, solve the riddles and find what it is speaking about. When you are ready, I will present you with the next. Good luck.”
What has been described here is the relationship between books and reality.
The infinite realm of exploration is reality and the maps used to find the gold are books. Books reveal previously unknown secrets and things to discover about life that lie beneath the surface.
Why are books so powerful?
When it comes to understanding the realm of what’s possible in life, whether it be the map of business, money, relationships, spirituality, consciousness, enlightenment, psychology or any other, books not only bring new and mysterious possibilities but also often instructions on how to get there.
“You aren’t aware of what you aren’t of” — there are realms of ideas that your current mind isn’t able to construct from its current level of awareness. What books do is they provide a new set of ideas that challenge your current level of thinking. They generate an entire new paradigm of what you can pursue or learn in reality. Ideas from books storm the castle of your current mental structure.
Stop and consider this fact right now: There are things discoverable in reality that, right now, you have no idea exist.
Books take the current map you have of reality and start to reveal the REAL MAP OF HOW TREMENDOUSLY INFINITE REALITY IS. The more books you read, the bigger the map gets.
The cool thing about books is that one person spends 3 decades deeply exploring a certain piece of life and you get the top ideas and summary of his findings in a matter of a few hours of reading. Don’t underestimate how lucky you are to have access to that. Often that few hours of reading contains enough simple wisdom that can transform your life forever.
Using the tool that is books, you can start to construct a map of what you want to explore in life, deeply learn about any solutions to problems you might be experience, and discover secrets about existence that would mind fuck you. You can consciously learn the art of building micro and macro pieces in the design of your life using the knowledge gained from reading.
Books become a system of introducing consistently new and powerful ideas into your current paradigm, either on the level you are currently at or higher, to fuel a journey of development so powerful, that over time, it will radically transform your own existence in ways you never even dreamed of.
I don’t say it lightly when I say introducing the resource that is books into your life will be one of the most life changing decisions you will ever make. It is something that will pay you dividends for the rest of your life. I have been reading intentionally and consistently for around 5 years and already it has revolutionised not only my current relationship to life and my ability to explore very profound things, but the trajectory that I am aiming for. Books continue to reveal to me just how deep the rabbit hole goes. Books continue to expand my map of reality exploration.
Stay tuned, I will be posting many blogs relating to books and reading!
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