Yeah, I believe that and many Buddhists would agree. I think this world either feeds off of the negative or positive energies that we all emit. Someone I once knew told me that everything we say is eventually heard by someone ~~~ that it travels through the ethereal ~~~ and to be careful about what I say.

I have always wondered about God and how we may see HIM or HER. I think we've all experienced it before, but that part of our memory is wiped clean and to avoid any DEJA VU moments. I think our interpretation of GOD would be different for all of us ~~~ some believe ... some don't ~~~ but HE sees us all the same ... none better than the other ~~~ returning home and with some new stories to tell. :)

What you said about reactions playing more of a part in our lives, than actions was interesting. You got me thinking. 🤔

Yea but Ukraine already had it's independence, Chechnya didn't. It's not the same. Chechnya was a part of Russia trying to break away. Ukraine is a sovereign nation that has been invaded by a foreign country. Anyway, what does any of this matter? You're losing.

I wonder if we're only testing ourselves or if someone else is pulling the strings and, if so, is there a prize at the end of all this. I'd say the prize should be whatever we want, since we're the ones enduring the test. I'd like to remember everything I ever experienced (good and/or bad) and see the people I once knew. How about yourself?

I agree with what you said ~~~ the difference in REACTIONS is like night and day. It can not only shape the moments we currently go through, but can have lasting effects (good or bad) as we move forward.

Ukrainians want nothing to do with Russia. They have made that very clear. It is therefore Russia that is in the wrong, by refusing to respect the will of the Ukrainian people. Also, don't give me all that, about America starting wars. Russia has had almost as many foreign interventions as the U.S, going back to Peter the Great.

That's TRUE what you say, Jacob ~~~ that we create the world around us and I think it is reactionary ... depending on all the possible reactions we can choose to make to the current unfolding events.

The USSR is a figment of Putin's imagination, just like his army.

Who am I in this dream? Three things, possibly: myself, your friend, and someone waiting on my future wife. I say that I accomplish this through patience while other people believe that we need to will it for it to happen.