What I mean by that is that people who don’t want to escape reality are a product of a strong, stable upbringing that taught them courage, gave them confidence, a feeling of being worthy, peaceful with their lot, in love with life, and wanting the best for themselves because they know that they are as good as any other and equal to all, none are above them.
Those who seek ways to avoid reality are struggling with life, struggle to believe in themselves, and have a shaky life foundation below them.
If our life-foundation is weak then it is like a house build on sand, each time a storm hits the foundations shake, are unstable, and the whole thing can collapse.
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Some causes of a Weak Life-Foundation:
Broken homes.
Parents suffering addictions.
Violence in the home.
Abuse in the home (especially sexual abuse).
Narcissism, gaslighting, etc.
Parents suffering mental health issues.
Unstable parents.
Both parents working.
Etc, etc.
Children growing up in such homes have breaks in their Life Learning. They suffer as adults, often being crushed mentally or can be forceful.
What happens is that the toxic, unhealthy, unbalanced environment causes the child to be formed physically but not so well mentally.
As adults they can function at work, be highly educated, rule a nation, teach, yet still be immature, especially in the choices they make for entertainment, how they communicate with people (especially when upset), and “fun” etc.
They will seem fine, but will collapse mentally from time to time unable to understand why our what is wrong.
A well formed mind is mature, not immature. Because of this there is no desire for drugs, alcohol, extreme sports, public adoration.
No desire to hoard money and things, no desire to be more important than others, no desire for power, control or greed.
A well formed mind is content to be
A mature mind can only come from good wholesome parenting, a home where the children grow up feeling loved, cared for, encouraged, supported (to a degree), and a family that teaches the value of good moral standards, the value of being a decent reliable responsible adult who is a blessing to the community and all who know them.
When parents put themselves first the children’s Life Learning suffers and as a result the children grow to be adults who struggle, have mental health issues, are immature and seek to avoid reality.
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All the best from
James M Sandbrook.
Tuesday, 23 July 2019, 7:57:49 PM.