I, in reality, do not belong on this thread. I have reread China's introduction many many times, and
I can't fit my thought process into that thought process at all.
So, in my opinion, reality isn't real until it's happening, and while it's happening, and after that, it's
a memory, then it goes into a department to be, savoured and kept forever, quickly forgotton, or
put in a subconcious, and pops up spontaniously, without thought.
I don't know, this makes me tired,I have to try too hard to figure it out, and most of it doesn't make
sense to me, but I assume I just don't understand, so be it. I am so realistic, everything for me, is,
pretty well straight ahead, as I hate fantasy, sci.fi.,religion, not many "frills" in my thought process.
Talloola
An example: Have you ever been so happy you thought you would burst into tears? If so - you probably remember that reality - and it probably hangs around in your life whether you choose to bring it out and relive it on occasion. Another time: Has someone said or done something to you which hurt you to your core and again brought tears or anger or even fear? No doubt it is lurking there as well. Sometimes reality is acknowledging all that has gone on before makes our decisions for us in the here and now.... whether this is a good thing or bad thing, depends upon our lives, and some of us rewrite our history to suit being able to live with the memories which do create our present...unavoidable stuff.
These aren't frills at all....just part of our building blocks.... to take to the elementary level: We know about fire/burning and drowning/deep water.... things we learn along the way become our "reality"....
If you are good at "forgetting" or letting things go...you are probably a lucky person.