The Kenyan Scholar

Deep thinking is essential for success in both personal and professional pursuits. In a world where knowledge is infinite, it's your only chance to avoid being replaced. It is how you develop, build, and develop a life that gives you the freedom to do whatever you desire. Conversely, when you think superficially, you believe only what you see or fail to see beyond your limited perspective. Deep thinking requires acknowledging your mind's limitations, considering anything as possible unless shown otherwise, and examining your assumptions and biases. Briefly speaking, closed-mindedness is the antithesis of deep thinking. It implies embracing the matrix as your actuality.

How Did this Matrix Come to Be?

To most, "the matrix" is synonymous with Neo's decision between the "red" and "blue" pills. But I'm not referring to this particular matrix here; it's entirely within the realm of possibility that you might take the "red" pill and cause a malfunction in this particular matrix.

You see, all comprehension is metaphorical. A glimpse of the reality is revealed in this film. What it's really saying is understandable, but the "matrix" concept is symbolic. It alludes to a truth in a metaphorical sense.

A symbol is a material object that acts as a representation or symbol of something else, particularly an abstract concept.

Pattern recognition and relationship analysis have been part of human cognition from the dawn of time, far before the invention of language. We made use of symbols to depict these occurrences or the feelings prompted by those parts of reality.

Realise now that a symbol is nothing more than a representation. That is not the thing itself.

The significance of these symbols was shared and taken on by many groups of people over time. It was possible for us to communicate. Nonetheless, these symbols do not have a universally accepted meaning since their interpretation varies from person to person based on their background and experiences. Every single thing has a slightly different significance depending on who you ask.

Important thing to remember: these are just mental representations. They are illusions, a covering over the truth. We limit the infinite in our thoughts.

These mental models progressed through time. Life has been and should continue to be shaped by our expectations, assumptions, and forecasts (collectively referred to as "beliefs"), which include language, culture, society, the educational system, the government, and a plethora of other institutions.

Think of the matrix as a web of assumptions that we have formed over time and never even considered challenging. Without even realising it, you've given every object, surface, and crevice in this space a significance. The meaning of some parts of reality that you may encounter as a result of information distributed is contained in your complete worldview, including everything outside your room.

Matrix Operations include Normalisation, Patterns, Rhythms, and Cycles

 Terrence McKenna opined: You can live and die inside these intellectual structures if you choose to. But people of curiosity usually find themselves unsatisfied with the conventional answers.

We have not only built a network of expectations, but by repeating them over and over again, they become ingrained in our minds, much like how lifting weights repeatedly improves your performance. We refer to this as "conditioning" when we do it frequently enough.

I could keep harping on how artificial humans are. Our "self-control" is noticeably weaker than we believe it to be.

Consider the recurrence of events in your own life as an example. One has a sex cycle, a cycle for ingestion (feeding), a cycle for work, and a cycle for excretion. Keep in mind that these are just a few examples of the habits that we have in our daily lives. Similar to how bodybuilders experience "seasons" for bulking and trimming, these personal cycles might differ from person to person.

Regarding the topic of seasons, it appears that the entire cosmos, including Earth, goes through cycles that influence human behaviour from on high. In this order: cosmic, terrestrial, cultural, social, and personal. Time is a constant for everything. The political and administrative spheres mirror this.

Take into account the ways in which you might "mirror" another person's body in a social situation, celebrate Halloween as a cultural event, or feel strong emotions during a political election.

A life of restricted potential is bound for you by this illusion of a "matrix" of expectations for what is, was, and should be.

What makes up your worldview is a complex web of assumptions, prejudices, expectations, and thoughts that make up your matrix. Being is the first order of existence, while knowing is the second. In order to build a mental knowledge layer upon something, it must first come into existence.

Your assumptions are represented by the matrix.

"Know" is all that matters if you are unable to "be" it. That is to say, all you can do mentally is associate a symbol with that being. An image, concept, or thinking upon which we bestow significance is what we call a symbol. This is only a depiction, not the actual thing.