Myth is a corruption of truth.
Simply, lies that we believe which give us comfort from reality.
Need it put more plainly?
Myth is fairytales we believe are true.
With the added benefit that our fairytale is true and everyone else’s fairytale is a lie.
Myth is a large umbrella that shelters many a human belief.
Under the umbrella of myth, you will find, yes, all the religions of the world.
Both past and present.
But you will also find under that shelter of self-delusion prejudice.
You will find racism, entitlement, apartheid, segregation, urban legend, intellectualism, science deniers, liberals, conservatives, family, and friends all seeking shelter under the umbrella of myth.
You will even find yourself.
The umbrella of myth is a human invention.
It was not given to us mystically.
We created it for a specific reason.
Fear.
Fear of the unknown.
Myth gives us a reason why bad things happen.
Myth tries to remove the random nature of the universe.
Our greatest fear is death.
Consequently, the greatest story we ever made up to tell ourselves are those stories about life after death.
Those stories give us comfort from the inevitable termination of our existence.
If we believe in them, we get a coupon to “live after we die for free.”
It’s obvious why we created such stories.
Fear is the motivation behind all myths.
An example is the fear of the stranger, which motivates racism.
The endless storytelling occurs worldwide and in our homes, businesses, and places of worship.
Those people are not like us; they don’t believe like we do, we’re better.
There is a common theme underlying all the fear that shelters under the umbrella of myth.
That common theme is self.
Selfishness.
I am good, everyone else is bad, I deserve everything I want, I don’t care who I harm to get what belongs to me.
Selfishness.
Selfishness shelters under the belief that it is good to sacrifice the lives and well-being of the other to keep intact the myth.
At all costs.
The sacrifice of family, friends, happiness, but most of all truth, truth is the first and most important thing to destroy to maintain our personal delusions.
Fear will always be with us.
There is only one power in this universe that has the ability to overcome it.
Love.
Love lifts the chokehold of fear so we can see the world as it is and not through our personal expectations.
Love will allow you to see the need in the world, hear the cry for peace, and feel the urgency of now.
Love makes clear that today is the day we do right, not after we’re dead.
Love is the only power that can drive back the night terrors of fear and allows us to live together as we should, not as we imagine.
Peace
DFrey aka Toby
