Have you watched Monsters, Inc., a very entertaining Disney Pixar movie for children? My goodness, talk about a movie with a veiled message! In this movie, monsters generate power for their city by capturing energy from the screams of human children whom they scare at night. By the end of the movie, because of a friendship between one little human girl and a monster, the monsters end up harvesting the energy from human children’s laughter—a much more powerful energy source—by performing comedy acts for the children at night.
Yes, it is much more pleasant to be awakened to a comedy act than to a fright. But we’re still being woken up in the middle of the night, and giving away our energy unwittingly, aren’t we (even if this energy is ultimately used “for our own good”)? We’re not children. Wouldn’t we rather walk into a comedy club through our own choice, and consciously contribute our energy toward our own chosen purpose?
On one level, I think we know what it takes to move away from this game of duality and tune into the consciousness of Oneness. It is simply to not engage in the game, to not unduly invest in either face of duality. It is to be focused and centered inside ourselves, not being led helter-skelter by the “good” and “bad” playing outside. It is to acknowledge our multidimensional selves and our power to create reality with our consciousness. It is to take back our power, and to be completely responsible for ourselves, our choices, and our energy. It is to claim our sovereignty. We want to create our reality on our own terms, being fully aware of what we are doing. Continue reading
