The gaming industry is in the business of perpetuating illusion. Illusion by itself isn’t bad. It can be a precursor to individual reality. When you have a dream of a life’s work it is in the illusionary stage. As it moves from illusion to reality, fruit is produced. Illusion that moves you away from reality is ultimately destructive. This escape from reality satisfies the cravings of the ego and results in an addiction. There is a temporary euphoria associated with an addiction that temporarily wipes away the harsh reality the individual is in the midst of.
There is no place to hide in the financial economy and it is dangerous out there. Inflation is running rampant even though the official numbers would tell us otherwise. The risk of hyperinflation is increasing with every attempt to improve the economy through quantitative easing. Services such as healthcare and college education cannot be imported and their costs are going up substantially above the stated inflation numbers. How long will some of the currencies be any good is anybody’s guess.
Automation and technology may be connecting us in theory but are disconnecting our relationships. How many people do you see in a restaurant sitting across from another who has his or her head down. No, they are not praying, they are either texting, playing a game, or surfing the net. They have chosen technology over their interpersonal relationships. They are losing the art of listening. The ego gets tweaked every time you get a call or text when in a crowd. Body language is an important aspect of communication that gets lost when using technology to communicate.
The mainstream media(MSM) has been promoting the disconnect from reality as well. We are told how good it is in the job market and that the recovery is showing signs of notable improvement. But if you look at the statistics in an apples to apples comparison, people are hurting. The following chart compares the reality against the illusion:
The consumer is still tapped out and more baby boomers are figuring out they don’t need all the trappings that were once necessary. There are 242 million working age Americans. Only 142 million Americans are working. The labor force participation rate and employment to population ratio are at 30 year lows. Corporations are hoarding cash rather than beginning any notable expansion plans.
Those Americans who saved their money for retirement and were counting on interest income to augment their retirement check got thrown under the bus by the Fed:
What happened to the 5% savings rate? Mr. Bernanke has assured us that the above graph will continue its near zero march for another eighteen months. You weren’t counting on interest on you bank CD’s or savings accounts were you? With a true inflation rate of about 10%, your dollar is losing about 7-8% per year. At this rate in twelve years you won’t have any value left in that savings account. LORD come quickly!
I look forward to a Great Awakening of mankind that will sweep away the refuge of lies. We will require the anointing of the Holy Spirit to cleanse the earth of the illusions that have propagated themselves around the globe. Love will overtake the world in this great awakening!