Choose Yourself

Thank you for choosing you! You are now on EARTH (Experiencing the Art of Realistic dreams hh master Heart-First-Living), Virtual Reality World. You are about to experience life in this human body. You’ve been carefully selected to operate this deluxe, limited-edition human body for an undisclosed amount of time. Please get ready, adjust your expectations, and remember: side effects may include existential confusion, spontaneous dance parties, and a craving for snacks at midnight. Thank you for choosing your particular human model—may your journey be entertaining, enlightening, and full of questionable life decisions! This is a “how-to” book for operating humans in this VR. First, let us introduce ourselves. We are energy. We are “it”—the source of everything. Collective consciousness. If you need to name us, “Love” is best suited. We’re always happy and content. It’s wonderful. We’re basically the cosmic equivalent of a golden retriever on vacation—endlessly joyful and perpetually at peace. But eternal happiness gets boring after a while. There’s only so much “enlightened floating” you can do , hence our desire for something more interesting. So, how do we spice things up? It’s literally with unlimited possibilities! We wanted to discover more of ourselves, stretch our eternal long legs, and see what happens when we challenge our possibilities. But in our natural state, nothing ever changes, and “new perspectives” are as rare as a unicorn riding a Segway. This is how EARTH was born: our ultimate sandbox, our galactic reality show, our experimental school for souls. And, of course, we whipped up humans—the most entertaining avatars this side of the Andromeda galaxy. Yes, everything in this universe, including that sock you lost in the dryer, is our handiwork. You’re welcome. And now here you are, clutching this “instruction manual,” probably expecting a cheat code or at least a troubleshooting hotline. Sorry, no tech support here—just a user agreement with existential fine print. Before you proceed, please note: your deluxe human body is not waterproof, does not come with unlimited lives, and often ignores requests to upgrade without supervision. Side effects include chronic overthinking, spontaneous confusion in grocery store aisles, and an inexplicable interest in reality TV shows starring people living their virtual reality lives on display. Now, you might be asking yourself, “Why am I here?” (And not just in the philosophical sense, but like—why am I here reading this instead of scrolling TikTok?) The answer is simple: out of all the avatars in the energy arcade, you scored a rare, limited-edition “Human Model.” No refunds, no exchanges within one life, but hey—you do get free will, so that’s something. Operating your human isn’t as straightforward as it sounds. Hence the manual. Without properly how to operate your human, it can end up in a disaster. And looking at the history on EARTH, some did indeed end in a disaster. Although everything happens for a reason, and we do appreciate all that you have done, we can actually start experiencing more miracles than those oopsies! Should you ever feel lost, remember: your soul is basically the Wi-Fi signal for this whole operation. Sometimes the connection’s strong—other times you’re wandering the house, holding your metaphorical phone in the air, hoping for a sign from the universe (or at least better reception). The fun thing is that often your human is the reason why your soul Wi-Fi gets disconnected. But this is all carefully calculated and pre-planned, so no sweat. In summary: embrace the glitches, enjoy the bonus levels, and don’t take unscheduled distractions during important system updates (also known as “meetings”). And if you accidentally hit “reboot”—that’s what coffee is for. Now, moving on to the mastering of puppetry and why you, dear reader, are both the operator and the entertainment. We split ourselves into pieces to have all kinds of experiences in what we created. This is how EARTH, the virtual reality world, and humans were born. Where there is a new experience, there is energy expansion. Our split energy, called souls, operates each human. Now, there are infinite possibilities to expand! As you may have guessed, each piece of split energy is you. You are the “soul”. But not just a soul. The mastermind behind the wheel of the most unpredictable vehicle in the galaxy. As part of the collective energy, you become “individual” and pre-program your human life before jumping into this human body. Each of you souls can have completely different experiences, perspectives, and everything. A specific path is created for every life to ensure that every soul experiences a unique human life. Destined for drama? Check. Bizarre hobbies? Absolutely. A tendency to trip over invisible objects? That’s on you. Your job is to experience all that you can as a human. This helps us expand as energy, you see. You, as energy and a soul, control each cell of this human body energetically, like a remote-controlled car or robot. After all, humans are our vehicles, avatars in this virtual reality world, EARTH. Each soul sets up a totally unique human adventure—think of it as programming your own character in a video game, except you have no memory of the program. In short, the souls are the collective consciousness with amnesia. Fun! Your cosmic mission? Experience as much “first time”, wonder, and clear soul Wi-Fi reception as possible. The more you enjoy living, the more the energy collectively expands. It’s like a loyalty program, but instead of points, you rack up existential growth. As a soul, you’re the invisible gamer mashing buttons on this human avatar, piloting it through life’s obstacle course: work emails, laundry piles, and a mystery of a cashier of your choice that somehow always ends up with a long wait. Humans are your avatars—your personal, slightly glitchy robots—here for joyrides through the wildest virtual reality: EARTH. Welcome, and remember—there’s no respawn, but you could make your mini-me.