Great allegory/parable @corbettreport, excellently related!
I don't think it's all pessimistic though! It is not possible to return to the contracted state of ignorance once one has become aware of expansion. It is now 'denial', rather than 'not knowing'. This is an uncomfortable state to be in. The sleeper may doze off again, but the slumber is lighter. The opportunity to accept, rather than deny, is not a one-off offer - it is available at every moment, an ever-present choice! A subsequent iteration of facing this choice may return the sleeper to slumber again, but the sleep will be lighter yet....and so on and so on, until eventually, the sleeper awakes! There is ebb, there is flow, but overall, there is expansion.
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