Another reason why humans are receptive to mind control is our respect for teachers. By design, we are very programmable, we are used to be guided and we seek guidance.
Our life is short, so only by the end of life we gain some wisdom. It is normal for people to trust older people as teachers. We also instinctively trust authorities. It is only after much of research, negative experiences and much thinking, that people choose alternative ways of thinking. Again, even in alternative thinking, people rarely think by themselves, they are simply changing teachers and authorities from mainstream to alternative.
In my life, I haven't simply rejected the mainstream deception, I was actively looking for answers and gradually added and changed my teachers. Even with Bashar, my currently most respected authority, I haven't choose him at once, and I don't trust him blindly and fully. It is part of my nature that I see and try to see all sides of the medal, all factors in the equation. in teachings of Bashar, I see the individual, I analyze his motifs, agenda and limitations, and those of Sassari, his people. Only after I correct for possible distortions, I take his teachings and apply for my life. Of course, it is limiting, since I don't allow myself to go full way, but also, largely due to my approach I am glad to have come that far: from Soviet upbringing, via Bashar, to writing this book.
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Chapter 12
MIND CONTROL