Maybe there’s a reason for the slow tearing away
the new rifts opening between stepping stones across the river
wider with every deep inhale bracing for the next plunge
the fall that never seems to come
yet never seems to end
Maybe the air rushing past is a caress
a hand trying to sever the line pulling down
tethered to darkness dragging all to it
and the journey away is slow madness
constant struggle against surging tides
always rising higher, never receding
and who knows if carrying on to something more
or waiting for the long final rush back out to sea
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Ever thought about joining a cult? Starting one?
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10 responses to “There’s a Reason”
Never considered starting or joining but have often wondered what precedes the practice of herd mentality. 🙂
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Me too! It’s fascinating to try and figure out why some are swayed and others see right through it…
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Just watched WACO on Netflix and I have no interest in joining a cult.
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I just finished it last night! That’s why the question was on my mind haha. What’d you think of it?
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I liked the series overall but found the portrayal of David Koresh too sympathetic. His known abuse and rape of children was downplayed significantly. But a good insight into the sect.
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I completely agree. It almost seemed at times like they were trying to suggest that he was an actual prophet of god, just misunderstood by the world. It was very interesting to get an idea of why the rest of the members chose to follow him, though.
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I am interested in the hand in this poem. What is it trying to provide? Cults focus on people and to some extent a higher being in a weird way purposed to control and depreciate someone’s existence until they die – separated from what they love. The interest in conversion is not unlike some religions with religion not agreeing with Always. There is something we all do together at unity that is supreme. The focus where there is peace and celebration of knowledge is on what is truly interesting to people again and again being added to seamlessly.
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Yes! Interesting that by lessening the distance between the individual and the “higher power,” cults seem able to gain such total control of certain people.
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Hi. People are not supposed to “follow” other people including Jesus and a whole religion is centered around that. There is an Always identity and even that identity does not seek out followers, but participants. It is interesting to understand. People drawn to cults want other humans to tell them how to think and be. They can’t understand something completely on their own. Good topic. I am looking at areas of Waco on Netflix because of your comments to see what has been understandable thus far.
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Not followers, but participants… I like that a lot! Makes a lot more sense than the other way around
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