Life Is But A Dream— That Dream Which Is Humanism

Part A: Inspiration from Genshin Impact

Many people, of course, say what they will about video games. I, for one, don't always "play" for simply recreational purposes or just to use as an escape from daily life although I do just that much of the time as well. However, contrary to popular criticism towards the realm of gaming many of the games I entertain myself with usually come from that of a more deeper meaning. Games that use symbolism, that tell a great story, that has beautiful scenery, wonderous aesthetics, and the amazement of such work of art coming from creative minds, I fail to let not the attraction of what beauty within great works of electronic arts arrest my attention— and many of the times with great preoccupation.

With that said, this passage was actually inspired by the game Genshin Impact and one of my all-time favorites. It is a highly acclaimed open-world action role-playing game developed and published by miHoYo. Set in the fantasy realm of Teyvat, the game offers players a visually stunning and expansive world to explore, filled with diverse landscapes, cultures, and mysteries. The main character that you play as is dubbed "the Traveler." Also if you would like to further your interest about Genshin Impact here's the link to its homepage. https://genshin.hoyoverse.com/en

Part B: The Symbolism of Sumeru

So yes, what one would think to be just a mere silly video game gave me the little burst of inspiration and was motivated to write in comparison with where I was at in the Archon (or main) Story of the game and its relation to real-life issues, experiences, conspiracies, political movements, philosophies, governments, etc. The specific point I am at in the game is during the visit to a nation called "Sumeru." This is the third Chapter in the game hence the third region and third update to the game. Sumeru is one of the seven nations within the fantasy world of Teyvat, each associated with a distinct element and culture. Sumeru is presumed to be linked to the Dendro element, which is related to nature and plant-based magic. The host "god" of this nation is the "god of wisdom." The nation of Sumeru is inspired by Indian and Middle Eastern cultures, and it's expected to have a strong focus on philosophy, knowledge, and mysticism. The architecture and design in this region are likely to reflect these cultural influences.

Specific stories in the game have "acts" to better structure story-telling. I just ended Act II and beginning Act III in the region of Sumeru and already what transpires during the visit to this nation greatly has my attention. In a nutshell, the story in Sumeru centers around competing factions in Sumeru City. The "Akademiya" faction wants to maintain its control of knowledge in the region and eventually beyond that and diminish the role of the Archon, "Lesser Lord Kusanali." With the Akademiya in control, its citizens were given a way to better obtain knowledge through a device called the "Akasha System." This device grants the user any sort of knowledge they desire to have, as long as they have the required credentials. This is also bestowed to you (the Traveler) upon your arrival to Sumeru City. However, not just anyone can obtain the technology to gain access to such knowledge and must have or obtain certain criteria to possess it.

Further into the Traveler's time in Sumeru, you (the Traveler) and your companion, Paimon, are seemingly reliving the same day over and over again or in a "dream cycle" during the time of a large festival that takes place in the city. So during this "time loop" the Traveler is experiencing things like deja vu and doesn't understand why nobody else is dealing with what the Traveler is witnessing. As the story progresses, what seems to eventually break the cycle is obtaining some significant piece of knowledge from the Archon that resides in Sumeru. It seems that she (the Archon, Lesser Lord Kusanali) only makes this piece of knowledge obtainable to the Traveler if you can deliver her the appropriate answers as she continues to test the Traveler to prove your worthiness and break the cycle of reliving the same day over and over.

To dumb it down and what I perceive from the story so far, is the Archon or "god" of this nation holds the truth to the knowledge of life or something of the sort and the Akademiya, (being the elites of the nation), having control of this knowledge but it has been tainted with greed, selfish gain, evil and as means to control their citizens. It seems the god of this nation tests those worthy of this knowledge for just no one can obtain it. So it must be rightfully obtained. Though, with the power of this knowledge that the elites now use, is being used to destroy their own god and to control its people.

This reflection starting to sound familiar?

Part C: Social Conditioning as the Dream

This is what I personally interpreted out of this part of the quest in the overall story of this game. The widely sought after notion of the "American Dream" or even the likely-yearned-for dream to those among modern civilization doesn't seem as special or "independent" rather, as one may think. Or perhaps "not think" since our minds are continuously being polluted and predetermined even by the social leash held by those in power outsourced by greed, pride, selfishness and eventually evil. You may call it the American "Dream," I rather think of it as the American "Agenda."

So on terms of socialism, could this be the "simulation" we all speculate from peculiar time to peculiar time? Ah, there be a glimpse of the Maker's light that rests upon these moments. The dainty topics of discussion some people cannot bring themselves to ever consider with each other much less to consider with that of their own soul that they practice with great effort the habit to shy away from. And why? Why do they shy away from something or a statement that holds such value and importance to their own soul? These things very much apply to everyone. How may you interpret the notion for living in a simulated reality? I ask because this could as well very much hold different meanings and opinions.

Well, this be my little insight for the subject at hand...

Of course, the interpretation of mine might have stemmed from the game I was enjoying, but it undoubtedly made me consider the very same issues we face in our reality. Anyway, could the "simulation" that is occasionally recognized be socialism— and further more humanism? Too many be unaware, or rather, neglectful of this man-made and socially skewed phenomenon's potentiality. Thus, ultimately its end goal is but to serve and control? Or perhaps we may be aware but neglect the power, the control, this unorthodox reign over an individual's will and in turn misshaping our judgment that can see itself ascending into a state of irreversible confusion. This now opens a thought to me regarding the use or purpose of God's gift of free will to use when it is necessary and when it becomes stripped away and more frighteningly without knowing our will is even being compromised in the first place. When this happens we ultimately lose our right of independence bestowed by God.

Our meaningless lives, according to those in power who think they have dominion over us, force us into a psychological contract we ourselves did not willfully sign. This contract or mental institution quite literally begins at birth when we are issued a certificate and a number for our social record. Yes, I understand we can also choose to worry or not worry about these affairs, but that most certainly does not take away the truth of the matter that lays therein. And if anything such as this was ever used for a different purpose in the past, surely it is not what it is only used for today. And that goes for many other controversies regarding their purpose as to why such things are made for society. However, I believe for centuries, and possibly even thousand of years, the construction of civilization and humanity has been predated, preordained, and synthesized by corrupt minds and motivated by the very evil we hopefully can see today.

They serve a bill that we pay a price for at 'their' cost— not ours.

We cannot even begin the journey to reclaim freedom within ourselves until we strip our minds from this mental institution plagued by socialism to regain our independence and our naturally-grafted inborn senses appointed by God.

Part D: Humanism versus Divine Truth

Humanism is the greatest surviving tactic to win control over humanity (oh, the irony that be in that statement just amuses me) and to shun the Almighty out of our lives disabling us from having a Godly perspective and living a so-called Godly life. This life given was not human in Nature to begin with and this is where humanists start for the basis of their intricate convoluted argument— the inception of Life itself. We can only reproduce— not merely create. Anything being created by humanistic motivation is materialistic, synthetic, and an imitation of these Divinely-inherited senses that we so pridefully utilize however we may. And such fools we be for doing so.

I perhaps will never come to fully understand, when those who oppose an intelligent force outside our humanistic reality, and then so much as to state they have been working towards a something greater than themselves whereas by means of such is to how they got to where they are in the first place, yet do not include the inherent Inspiration that comes from God to begin with. This, of course, I am now pondering the observation where a soul, (and let's suppose their intent be even with good of heart), can perform ethical and meaningful services for the betterment of mankind.

And still— denied is He —that they are then to claim there lay no Inspiration that giveths from a higher and more greater thing than themselves when this very act of comprehension is implemented from an intelligent and conscious mind; whereby the unity of both Man and the very Thing to which he sets his sights on high with great strides of aspiration to employ his radical and prideful imagination that can only take place in the empyrean transcendent space where it can be seen to hoist itself from the deep substratum of his core— as is the Nature of God.

Where else be thy inspiration come forth if not from that which is above our own?

We would not be able to do the things we do or accomplish the things we have if not for a God-given intellectually-established mind like that of Himself. Where else would He receive His inspiration from if not only by Himself for the creation of Man? We have been given Godly abilities to carry out our lives. I am not talking about those who think they have the ability to heal, raise people from the dead, speak with the dead such as the likes of a psychic or medium. That is but a humanistic and imaginative practice— not of God. But I will not begin to elaborate on that right now. This I merry on about is simply just our basic inherited abilities designed by God for carrying out the most simplest of tasks.

This also makes me think about those (myself included) who watch people in amazement, who yes are indeed very talented, whether that be people with great athleticism, people of a great academic mind, even those who have claimed to have seen the world. It will evermore strike me as surprise for those who think that it ends Here. And as is my unyielding response to this I will mutter once more, "oh, yes... I see, however, you think that is so amazing, well my funny friend— have you heard about God?" I mean to truly listen with a humble heart and let it be known upon when you do seek with your mind that the unexplainable wonder that delays your full understanding— that right there is it— the limitations of our own understanding— that where we are, what we are, and why we are is certainly not of this world. We were not meant for this world.

Anyway, I believe if not for this like-minded Intelligence and inner reckoning, we would not be the beings we are, lest we be so damn selfish.

Part E: Closing Thoughts

Humanity is playing the imitation game and we are merely travelers in this reality. A mass dream sedating our in-born Godly senses, and yet Here we lay waste to a comatose reality.

Your life is but a dream— an imitation game being produced, synthesized, and organized by the developer, that is to say— humanism; and thus, this simulated game is lavishly published by none other than that purely of our own.

"We are awake for the dream but dead to Life."