I remember waking up terrified, with pain in my eyes, a feeling that I was just jumping out of water after a long time of immersion (and therefore, with the huge breath of air needed to feed the lungs), and a massive sense of confusion and clarity, all at once.
I could only leave my place a couple of weeks later; that much time in solitude I needed to evaluate my boundaries, my sense of self and closeness, and all of my relationships.
It was such a decisive night that it took me years to figure out and put into words what was experienced then. In a nutshell (in a nutshell, because it would take me a similar amount of time to untangle the causes that got me there in the first place), my real self woke up and took over, and the entire persona I had built to survive until then could finally take a break and get a much-needed rest.
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Two nights ago, I had a similar night.
Similar situation, similar mentor, much more love and much less burden.
The state of my mind and thoughts, although not as intense, was also similar; and just like that first transformative night, a sudden realisation (as a response to a general disappointment and prejudice against whatever I had disappointment or prejudice against) hit my stomach and gave me a glance of whatever might come later than life.
The vision, although abstract, was loud and clear: We're all going to the same place (I know, it's ridiculously evident, but the way I integrated it this time resonated crudely and real).
I know for a certainty that by all means and matters, and regardless of the religion, cult or sect that might be evaluating me, I am going to all possible versions of Hell. Sometimes, I think the weight of my consciousness -since I acquired it- is my tailored Hell in this living realm
(and yet, I have the audacity to judge and condemn stupidity,
unawareness, and stupidity again).
Coming back to the topic...
The vision showed me an inextricated, multidimensional truth: Whatever Hell is, or whatever comes after life, it will integrate our individual consciences back into the Universe -where we came from- in a collective, absolute, melded and blended way.
This I felt.
This I saw.
The ones we judged, we loved, we hated, we met, we ignored, we hurt, and the ones that hurt us, all together (and all at once!) will be back to become part of the big machinery that the Universe is.
Understanding this was fundamentally unsettling, but I decided to go through it and to let it in. Even more so, considering that no matter whether we like it or not,
it's not an option to get out of it once we leave this realm.
Which brought a second realisation:
We have, now, the absolutely unique opportunity in the Universe to experience (it) from an individual perspective (yes, our ego), with our own story and the people we decide to have around (different individual perspectives of the ones who are also sharing this opportunity with us). As far as we for certain know, this life, this unbelievably limited period of time that we have to be in a body, is the only realm where we sort of have an option.
Whatever comes after, it is not optional.
If the afterlife is what I saw it is, I will definitely have to make peace with whatever still hurts, itches or bothers, because I will be one with all of it for eternity.
...and if it's just the end, if all this life is just like a screen that once turned off, finishes transmitting for good... Do I want to waste my precious time holding grudges, not saying what I need to say, not having the meaningful relationships I want, not forgiving and apologising more?
I told my mentor, "I am not wasting my time anymore".
He replied, "But until you realised they deceived you, you've wasted your time"
It took me some (non-wasted) time to think this through: My relationships have become so significant that I won't want them any other way. In that sense, there's no waste of time but the one I spend after I've known they're not significant anymore.
I went back home from this new transformative night, crying and thanking for the opportunity to have had everything I've had in my life.
Each feeling, each moment;
each learning, each experience.
And for everyone who has ever shared their path with me.
On the way, I cleaned my cheeks more times than I can count, thinking that being alive is the biggest miracle that we can aspire to have.
I thought about calling my best friend, my other main mentor, and my loved Heavenly Trough-y lover. I wanted to share this truth with the ones I love, but instead, I decided to remain silent, feeling at the same time both the pain of eternity and the joy of now.
It may still take me a few years to integrate completely what I am feeling now and to adjust to this new learning into the rest of my life.
For now, I still clean my cheeks and feel an incomparable love for life and for everyone who got to change me in any possible way, to who I am now.
...And an incommensurable love for the Time I have to live this life.







