Well, what do we know about Consciousness?? In our science classes we have learnt that consciousness is a word used to describe being awake and aware – responsive to the environment, in contrast to being asleep or in a coma. That is as far as books can go. But I was moved when I read in a book what consciousness actually meant. In philosophical and scientific discussion the term is used in a more precise meaning related to the specific way in which we humans are mentally aware in such a way that we distinguish clearly between ourselves (the thing being aware) and all other things and events. This "self-awareness" may involve thoughts, sensations, perceptions, moods, emotions, and dreams.
A few days after I read this book I heard Michael Jackson’s ‘Heal the world’. I felt as if I heard the song for the first time [though I have heard it a thousand times before!]. The line ‘stop existing and start living’ made so much more sense to me! I hope someday I will start an inner search that will bring more light to this consciousness – about the world, about myself and above all, a consciousness that there is someone up there guiding me through all this!
Be conscious and have a lovely life J
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