Zombies

Preface

Upon beginning Nameless I knew I had a few topics I wanted to publish about. I even have a few in my journal I am cleaning up to publish. One day, after starting nameless, my mind went on a spree of coming up with (more) ideas of what to write on. I had come up with topics such as power, zombies, projecting thoughts, breaking limits, and knowledge to write about. My problem was I had no idea what I wanted to start with, so I went to the public and asked. In the end only one, Ryan Toney, voted that I write on zombies. Ergo, I present to you, ZOMBIES!

Introduction

I once was playing one of the Half-Life games at about two in the morning; I was completely hooked into it. With my headphones on and my bright monitor on a pitch black background - nothing else existed in my world.  By then it was probably a good three or four hours after I had begun playing, so I was drained and running on purely adrenaline. Though I do not get scared easily I love building up my nerves and scaring myself in the game, it keeps my blood rushing so I can stay up all night playing. This night however, I got an even bigger scare as my dad popped his head into my doorway. Scared the breath straight out of me, I had to have lifted myself a good foot into the air on fear alone. Though my pulse and blood pressure were already through the roof I am sure, by this point I was on the very edge of a heart attack.

Zombies

Defined

I do love a great game that hooks you in, I can sit there for hours on end completely losing track of the rest of the world. Though I came to realize I was becoming exactly what I was killing in the game. I do believe we have zombies among us today. Now, there are many ways that one may define a zombie. The word "zombie" is a locution (i.e. a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations) that mostly follows along the same principles. The most basic principle of a zombie is an animated mindless being. There is commonly something controlling them and they are either dead or alive - but are believed to not be able to feel due to the lack of, altered, or in-experienced consciousness. Furthermore, in most cases there is a dead spirit or body or both involved. However, this is not always true, such as the case of the hypothetical philosophical zombie where an every day, living, human being is considered a zombie because they do not have any conscious experience.

The choice of zombies that I am writing about here is much along the lines of a philosophical zombie. I do not want to get into a very deep philosophical discussion here, because I want this to be basic for everyone to understand. So, for the sake of this writing I will just write out my definition of zombie for you. (To me) A zombie is an everyday living human being who is in a trance that is controlled, led, or driven by something and it is beyond their awareness that they are in this state. This trance that they are in allows them to walk through life mindlessly and without feelings.

Exemplified

Those who are stuck in front of the video games day and night, for weeks on end, allowing their bodies to become trashed and their minds to slip away - they are zombies. Their state of consciousness becomes primitive as they are full blown in a trance lead by the video game. There are even zombies that are stuck on the idea of love and giving themselves away left and right to get that love, they live in a dream world and are at a near loss of consciousness as they wander around searching for love. Zombies can be linked back to one or even many things, there are even zombies of everyday life - they just roll along doing the same things over again and may suffer of the loss of consciousness at a subconsciously level where they do not feel anything and become numb (these types are a bit more complicated than that but in this we see the basics).

Take a look at most who play World of Warcraft, most find themselves in a trance and as they continue in that trance and are led by the suggestions to keep playing, until they are sacrificing themselves for the game. The creators surely knew that, when they created goals that lead up to the ultimate accomplishment, they were subliminally suggesting that they need to keep playing. They knew that they would be able to hook people on this ongoing game, that they would catch them in that trance and then plant the little ideas until eventually they get them to sit outside stores waiting for the newest release so they can level up further. These players have become zombies.

Creation

Most people are weak minded and they are taken advantage of by the world. This exploitation allows for the creation of zombies and for the further contribution to the livelihood of them. The creation of a zombie begins when a subject worships something. Worship by definition is giving worth to something. On a deeper level, we make it valuable and begin to surrender ourselves to it because we see worth in it; we knowingly and wholeheartedly give all to one thing (we can only worship one thing at one time). As most know, we worship many things in today's culture. The most common things revolve around media- games, movies, television, or internet. We can find people that worship anything, because we can worship anything. In a state of worship we find ourselves wholly focused on something and surrendering ourselves to it.

This worship that we give is acknowledged and we then allow ourselves to be hypnotized. The induction into the state of hypnosis comes after we begin to worship something. Therefore the subject, usually subliminally, is hypnotized. Hypnosis is primarily based upon the power of suggestion and most people today are too weak minded to fight these suggestions even consciously. One primary thing that differs between worship and hypnosis is that in hypnosis we are bound by our wills and morals - we only do what our minds allow us to do. When we worship something, we can sometimes find that we are giving ourselves entirely to it. If a subject may has a strong moral against something that has been suggested to them while hypnotized they will not do it. On the contrary, if their minds are weak, these minds can be influenced, flexed, or even broken in hypnosis and upon this happening, they will do what has been suggested while hypnotized. Most people have few strong morals set in the first place and if they do then they are usually still too weak minded to uphold them. If you find someone in a stupor and can manage to hypnotize them (hypnotizing a drunk person is not easy at all), then you could easily ply them to do anything. The fine line between worship and hypnosis is not easy to see today because of weak minds.

Cure

As we can see – zombies are not aware that they are in such state. Awareness is the first step to awakening someone who is lost. Second is a change in focus and of what they worship, this also becomes prevention. I am not here to preach what on what god you should follow. (That is a topic of a different writing) However, for the sake of this writing I will say there are some gods and idols out there that people worship and still become a zombie. If you worship the "right thing" (to each his own) then you will not find yourself turned zombie rather, you in an awakened state. Some call this enlightenment, but it requires real worship. As I opened with, worship is a state of surrender - not saying words. The "worship" we see today is more expression of worship than actual worship happening in the heart. It requires all of us to worship. Sure, we see many emotions in people "worshiping". Most common is a teary-eyed individual who has realized they are not serving, or maybe even living, for a god as they see fit. This is because the words we sing can and often does make a difference. Unfortunately, those nights rarely make a lasting difference. Those who are aware can sing with meaning entirely and go out still worshiping. They have, wholly given themselves to their god(s). They live the state of worship, which in effect is the most powerful thing.

Worship is far more on a deeper level. Granted you can just acknowledge what I said, I do not want to leave you blind to the depth of it. Another part of worship is the acknowledgment of and reverence for the fact that you are making your god(s) all things in your life. You are letting a god reign in your life. You are letting your god have all governance, to give all of your will and morals, to give all of yourself at all times. To worship, you are to give all of yourself at all times.

Afterword

This writing ended up far more intense than expected, as well as time consuming. I am pleased with it and am excited to see the feedback. Though lengthy I hope you read it entirely. This has become the beginning of a doctrine I am now writing. I believe it is a great opener since it brings awareness to people. Please, I do ask that you continue to keep up with the posts here at nameless and even possibly join the nameless community. There is much more that is in progress for publishing here at nameless.

My Beliefs

My beliefs are going to be very key in my writings and therefore I will open this up with a statement of my beliefs. I simply want you to keep an open mind and understand (at least know) my beliefs.

First & foremost, my beliefs are ever changing. I believe many things, these are only a few of them.

• I believe in a higher power. (aka: God)
• I believe that God is a part of everything & everything is of God.
• I believe that we can do all things, we are simply held back by ourselves.
• I believe the essence of all religions and beliefs is the same, that religions and beliefs stem from the interpretation of this essence.
• I believe the essence of all there is, is God.
• I believe that our intentions are very key in all we do.
• I believe in life after death.

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Rebirth

You are about to witness and possibly even experience the growth of something new.

I have gone through a rebirth.*

With each lesson I learn, I grow from it.

Thus, I welcome you to the growing of something new, from a point of rebirth.

Enjoy.

* The process leading up to my rebirth, I call "The Igniting: From a spark to a flame". This is my first journal book's name. I will be sharing writings from it, as well as my present journal.