Black Mirror - Be Brave and be free

Season 3: Episode 3

This episode of the show by Charlie Brooker is wonderful! If ever i saw a fictional story, in which the solution is to forgive and empathise with unconditionally - this is it.

NO SPOILERS included - this is not a review of the episode.

I always ask every I meet if they can think of anybody, dead or alive, that they cannot empathise with. Most people say Hitler. It's really shocking actually. But sometimes, just sometimes, people say something else...

I always ask people if there they keep any secrets from their friends and family. People often say yes. I don't bother to ask them to share their secrets but I do ask them to think about the reason why they keep those secrets. They don't need to answer... i know they keep the secrets because they are afraid of the consequences to telling the truth!

The consequences maybe that their friends and family can also think of somebody that they cannot empathise with and it might be you.

When you cannot empathise with and forgive unconditionally, people are bound to keep secrets from you in order to prevent you from condemning them. It's exactly the same as when you lie or omit thing from your friends and family... You also are prevent them from condemning you.

Isn't unconditional forgiveness and empathy sweet? That's LOVE my friends. To know that no matter what you have done in your life that there is forgiveness for you and empathy; LOVE <3

I speak for myself when i say there's nothing like it. No Shame.

Do not allow fear to reside in your life anymore.

Repent and be free. This is the only freedom that matters. It doesn't mater if you live in a "democracy," if you are still lying and omitting to the people around you - afraid that they won't love if they eve knew the truth.

John 8:36 New International Version (NIV) So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

Matthew 6:14-15 For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

Let me tell you., I know fear and i know love the God. What ever you are afraid of let it go. You were never made to live lie. Think about how you detest those that lie to you.

Be brave and be free. <3

Racist Fireworks

One firework turns to the other and says "my lights are better than yours but make sure you explode too, so the people below can enjoy the contrast between us... loser!"

Gracious

A lot of people didn't vote because they assumed everything would be alright, some voted 'leave' because they were tricked into believing they'd "save" the NHS, while others voted remain thinking we can still make things better from within, some people were just short sighted-depressed voters... kicking them while they're down won't lead to a happy outcome. We all make mistakes right? It's nice when someone gives you a chance... especially when you don't even deserve a chance. That's the definition of 'being gracious'. Let's be gracious together! <3

Don't be afraid of the future

M: Fuck the police.

A: Are you afraid of the future?

M: NO, Fear is the worst enemy.

A: So if you are not afraid of the future, you embrace the future, right? Don't fear the future, embrace it all. The police are here now to be embraced and when you find them in the future, embrace them there too because there is nothing to fear. There's no need to curse that which you do not fear. Practice remembering that.

Why I forgive

Allow me to tell you why i forgive.

I have found peace in the concept of forgiveness because, I am by nature an awful person... (ask all my ex-girlfriends - they'll tell you). I am a walking, talking cliche i.e. behind my joyful exterior once lay a lonely, selfish, suspicious, scared individual who/whom rejects people and opportunities constantly. Previously I have rejected the whole world on a daily basis since the moment i understood the concept of death at age 4-5. "Life is meaningless, blah blah..."

The only thing that has ever challenged my negative attitude to life and existence is the idea that (selfish) I can be forgiven for being scornful to my core.

There is no "bad guy" in history worst than myself. With the powers necessary, i'd have been responsible for countless genocides (and all that follows) at differing periods my life. Personally I can judge nobody - for anything - ever - because i know am the boogie man: i am the enemy of life. It's me. Seriously.

There is likely to be other people that share my organic worldview (philosophy), they may be found among our judges, executives, legislators, journalists, next door neighbours and perhaps, just perhaps, voters. I can judge exactly none of them because they are just like me. What i can do however is forgive them as i have been forgiven because i know, forgiveness is the greatest gift someone like (selfish) me desires. As a result i am not afraid of anybody or the future because I already have what i want out of life.

I did not invent the concept of forgiveness nor did i work it out naturally by myself because I am cruel by nature - I know this from experience. I can't take credit for this, I had to learn about forgiveness... That's why i am certain that there is someone out there other than (selfish) me who/whom prepared the this lesson for me, long before i was born, to ensure that i get what i need out of life <3

..and even if the sender of the message is entirely "fictional", i still received the message! It's real. I choose to accept the terms of my forgiveness, which is to turn from my drop my fears and anger, forgive freely (not to be mistaken with condone) and forget the misdeeds of others. That my friend is grace and the reason why i forgive.

Save the White People aka (The White Genocide Project)

Today I spoke to someone who believes that if they do not have a politically enforced opportunity to live in a community inhabited solely by people of the same skin colour as them (white), then those people are being systematically put to death. My new friend believes that people are being "systematically slaughtered" through involuntary coexistence, coupled with (voluntary) procreation with other peoples. He's currently working to form an association of white people to save white people. He calls it The White Genocide Project.

Black Lives Matter

I haven't been a fan of BLM nevertheless the BLM movement represents people that are scared for their lives and well-being because they are black.

Not all black people are living in fear but many obviously are; and it's not paranoia. Unfortunately there are people out there, for whom, the very existence of black people, challenges their sense of priority in the universe.

I don't apologise for anybody that is living in fear but I do empathise. It doesn't cost me anything to empathise with or forgive my fellow man.