red pill, blue pill … which will you take?

like neo, we all must decide this for ourselves. its a lesson in matrix philosphy – the notion that the manner in which one seeks and views the truth colours the lenses through which s/he engages life. this question – about the red and blue pill – asks us about reality, truth and its pursuit. do we blindly accept whats been given us? what’s been taught us? or do we want to press beyond ….? despite what we may find there ….?

for humanity its an eternal question.

the blue pill represents the status quo – the pressure to accept the currently held belief of truth, or risk the label renegade and the ensuing ostracism: “… many people are not ready to be unplugged, and many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system that they will fight to protect it.”

the red pill represents pursuit of truth … at all costs. it symbolizes the cliche: ‘be careful what you wish for. you just might get it.’ because once s/he beholds truth, one cannot retreat from it. to seek truth does not imply one will uncover reality that one can live with. yet, live with it, one must. therin lies the rub.

indeed, life goes on. its a gift – a breathing, responsive stream of energy that flows independently of our wants and desires and petty frustrations. living = experience + knowledge. existence = experience – knowledge. trinity said to neo, “the Matrix cannot tell you who you are.” so … that’s the question, then. ‘who we are’ versus the mere ‘that we are.’ do we feel satisfied sufficiently with the fact of our existence? or … do we also need meaning to bring light to the painting? only you can answer that. just as only i can answer it.