Synergy is the Intelligence of a Highly Complex System

Suppose you were alive in a Universe completely parallel to this one in all respects save for the individual choices made with respect to the free will allotted your particular point of attention.

This You would also be able to speculate about the actions of alternate Yous. They would feel like One among All.

I believe in living here and now. The notion that there's a completely alternate realm for you only applies to the Dreaming Self, a deeper and more sane form of consciousness.

What is consciousness but information being processed and subjectively experienced.

Your particular Narrative determines what your awareness falls upon, which determines what particular environment you determine to express yourself within, which undergoes a feedback loop to determine the Self as it is manifest.

The Ego insists that it is in control of the Universe, that it alone makes decisions. But the Ego does not decide when the heart beats, when the stomach digests. The physics of this Universe operates independently of our particular ability to enjoy ourselves.

Alan Watts says it is your solemn duty to learn how to enjoy yourself. And I believe that. You're here for a brief ride, but you subjectively experience that ride as the longest experience ever.

You are responsible for your life and how it is experienced. You will have challenges that need to be overcome, and you've overcome plenty of challenges to get to this point. Learning to socialize and communicate, and all sorts of little games to play.

Life is primarily play. Rich people play with our lives and our minds, but they do require your consent. You can be left to your own devices, and have you seen the tech we have available now? The 21st century is absolutely fascinating.

God became Man, in that Man may become God. Look at our potential, as we gaze into the Void. Reality can be anything we want, together as a consensus affair.