Most of us don't realize just how open most other people are to suggestion. When a person is only partially awake - they are also lazy-minded, they don't question external information - they just simply receive it. They don't question the input at all - there's very little scrutiny there, sometimes none at all. You can literally tell the average Joe in a conversation: "As you can see, I'm a very humble person. I think it's so important to be humble, you know?" They will just accept that as reality and fact because it's already implied that what you say is true. They won't ask: "Can I actually see it?" "Is this person actually humble or not?" Etc. Limited consciousness deeply desires to be told things, not shown things - because it cannot actually see. And even if it does see proof of this or that truth, it doesn't trust its own judgement enough to make the conclusion and also have it stick. Similar quality to these conversations if/when you think you're being funny or playful and say: "But I might be lying, you never know!" Yeah, you're 'jokingly', sure, but you've also just subconsciously planted a negative seed there. No, the implied subtext was not registered. Neither was the tone. And neither did the humorous implication land. Once you understand this - communication with those lacking sophisticated awareness becomes much easier and far less stressful. It's not that you have to reduce yourself intellectually, but you need to land on the layer of communication that you //100% confidently and definitively know// will register with whomever you interact. An unaware mind is actively looking for permission to think certain thoughts, so when you're telling someone: "You know, I'm always so humble when it comes to these things, but..." What you're basically telling them is that you've just given them permission to think and feel this way about you. Don't joke and fool around too much with people who can't appreciate the depth - you'll be doing it to your own detriment. It's a lesson learnt harshly over time, when you inevitably realize that you have been misunderstood and misinterpreted for the longest time - until it boils over and one day hits you across the face like an unpleasant surprise. You're broadcasting on layer 2 or 3 when the person you're talking to is most likely registering just layer 1. The difference between you and them is simple - they actually *want* to be projected onto. They desire the projection because there's no thought process to validate or to invalidate at all, there's just the initial impression and the 'ease of access' that comes with it. Complex thought is confusing, it isn't safe - the lower a person's self-esteem and general awareness, the less they'll really sit with you and meet you on that soul level that you want them to be operating on. You must understand this for the sake of the health of your daily relationships, even with certain family members - for your own sanity and clarity of being. You'll get real lonely real quick if you don't teach yourself to employ a more direct and nonchalant way of getting your point across. Take care of your peace. ![[IMG_6086.jpeg]]