40. Negative people are not Truly individuals.

Enlightenment with Rishi Atma Bodha

Since negative people are always the most easily offended, it is proof their environment shapes them. They are unable to disentangle their feelings from what happens around them. However much they claim to be different through their clothing or their lifestyle, actually their personal power is quite weak. Because of this weakness, they know that to feel powerful they must form mobs of group-think. This power unfortunately has the side effect of lowering the intelligence of its members. To the mob leaders, however, this is a boon. A dumbed-down group is easier to control through fear and intimidation.

Thus inhibited, such people can feel that the only way for liberation is to remove any semblance of identity that they have left. By merging with the collective completely, they can abdicate their personal responsibility and let the mob control them. The voices in their head shout, "We are the victims! This is the only way to be vindicated!"

The alternative to this outcome is, to them, far more terrifying. It would involve giving up their sense of identity in another way, by becoming positive. The reason this concept is frightening to them is because it means taking on personal responsibility. It means no longer blaming others for their plight and instead rising up to make a stand for their own life. Instead of surrendering to the mob or to their environment, they develop a backbone of imperviousness and remember what it is to rebel.

Group members don't rebel, they conform to their group. Independence is only possible for an individual, and no strong individual is a pessimist. Negativity is for the weak and yet they taunt that positivity is toxic. What they are really saying is that individuality is toxic and you better conform to the hivemind, or be outcast.

Fortunately, there is a happy ending to this tale. No number of people, no matter their millions or billions has the power to suppress the Truth. Truth cannot be created, and all attempts to subjugate it will Ultimately fail. This same Truth lives in you, and if you listen carefully, you can hear its whispers. It wants to free your mind and empower you to live your dreams. There are only two directions you can go. You can choose to lose your power to the group, or you can gain personal power and learn what it feels like to be Truly free.