Fairy Tale Spotlight: Proof?

Have you ever thought about what you should do if you were given proof of something supernatural? A lot of people think that all they need in this world is proof for them to believe in something. This is actually not as true as they would like to believe. Believing in the impossible is a lot harder than it used to be. The process of thought is also not in the order that most people think it is. I'll explain.

The common thought is that proof equals belief. The two concepts are often quarantined off from one another despite what we think. The actual fact is that the proof exists and we can either believe it or fail to do so on an individual basis. Just seeing proof of something amazing has no real bearing on your ability to believe.

Now why is it like that? When someone gives you a stick, don't you believe it's a stick? Did you need them to tell you it was a stick in order to believe it? No. You knew what a stick was, and so you simply believed it was a stick. But what about the supernatural? Why is that different? We know what the supernatural is (just like the stick). We see the phenomenons in fiction all the time. We hear about them really happening sometimes on TV (such as ghost sightings and the like). But if it actually happened to you, would it be enough to believe in it? Believe it or not, there is a good chance you will simply try to rationalize through it before jumping to a supernatural conclusion which you may not actually reach.

You may conclude that the reason you fail to believe is because of the rarity of these happenings. Sticks are everywhere while supernatural occurrences are extremely rare. But if I could simply ask a question: How do you even know that? How does anybody know that supernatural occurrences are rare? How much time have you spent on researching it? Seems to me that most people want to avoid dealing with the supernatural because they are worried how it will make them look. And if you aren't really searching, you probably shouldn't be considered an expert on the rarity of it.

So naturally when you encounter the real thing, you force yourself to contemplate the reality of it. But then something else happens to make it even worse. Everyone in the world has been telling you that such things are unreal! This narrative had been perpetuating ever since your parents told you that there was no Santa Clause. From that point on, nothing amazing was ever real! It created a sort of filter that would make you question everything that seemed out of place in your life. So when that moment finally comes when you are presented with the reality that there are amazing things out there... you step back... and you might not even accept it.

So proof has nothing to do with belief. Belief is something you must strive for. There was a time when supernatural things were common. They would surprise us but we would still deal with them according to who we were. Today we are simply unready for any of those things. They come and go and we often find ourselves under their thumbs without even knowing it.

In order for proof to have any meaning at all to you, your mind must be opened to things that are simply amazing. Go ahead. Let loose of your imagination. Keep a watchful eye and silently try and figure this world out. Look for proof and be ready to acknowledge it when it confronts you personally.

Otherwise... you can always play it safe and just live a normal life.

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