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Your post came across as a moment of pure, open authenticity. "People will hang on very tightly to their beliefs, like an overcoat, and the more the wind blows against them, the tighter they hang on," and "pessimism... doesn't stop me from trying to be good, but it prevents me from expecting good to triumph over evil in the short term" jumped out like pearls. I thought about how good you must've been at everything you did for Prem and what a loss it was when you left. I was going to leave it at that without replying.
Then it struck me just how true your overcoat analogy really is. For me (and I assume for many premies) Knowledge - clinging to my breath and the 3rd technique - and resorting to "that connection" and my inner dialogue with Prem was my instantaneous response and place of refuge the moment I encountered any difficulty, e.g., friction, disagreement, confrontation, etc. The more intense it was, the harder I would cling. As instinctive (programmed response) as a turtle retreating into its shell.
You are absolutely (now I have to be careful with that word  ) right. Short of some sort of shocking and over-the-top new revelation, the more premies are confronted with the truth about Prem, the harder they will retreat into their convictions. First as an instinctive and deeply ingrained Knowledge reaction and secondly because they'd likely perceive it as a test.
"We can always wait and hope to hear something that shows the triumph of good over evil. Hope is hard to kill."
Modified by lakeshore at Tue, Jan 09, 2024, 23:59:21
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