"So back then it was, but now it's not?"

"No. Now it is, but back then it wasn't."

"But you said it was."

"It was. But it got too late, too soon; and then what was, wasn't."

"And so that led to what is now?"

"Yes. Because if what was at the very onset, remained without evolving, or never was, then what is now would not be."

"So our reality would be different."

"Yes."

"Better?"

"Quite likely; for some."

"What about me?"

"It's hard to say, because if what was, never was, or was curtailed before it got too late, then you may have never been."

"Oh. ...So overall, not better?"

"You mean if you had never been?"

"Yes."

"Well, from your perspective standing here now, perhaps. But if you had never been, you would not have a perspective, so from that perspective, I believe our reality now would be better."

"Without Me!?"

"I'm sorry, but yes. Like it or not, it's not all about you; or me."

"So how would it be better?"

"Fewer."

"Fewer?"

"Fewer."

"Fewer what?"

"Imagined realities... social constructs... bureaucrats... laws... rituals... dollars... egos... followers... news outlets... You Tube videos... I could go on."

"So what you're really saying is...?"

"Yes."

"...fewer people."

"Yes."

"So you are advocating some sort of Genocide?"

"No! Absolutely Not! Though I do believe that it is not all about you or me, I also believe that no single individual, that has lived in the past, is living in this moment, or will live in the future, is any more or less necessary than any other single individual. And because I believe this, any planned, purposeful, dispassionate, or indifferent reduction in Life, by any means or to any end, is the most deplorable social construct any one could imagine. I say that, yet if you look around, we imagine it, construct it, and act on it every day; most commonly due to divisiveness. But even if it were for alleged betterment, as I've already said, in my mind there is no justification."

"So you mean to say that we should value the sanctity of a Life, because we are all created equal and we must be fair in our dealings with others?"

"No. I believe equality is a fairy tale and fairness a myth. What I mean is that I believe each individual has an autonomous essence that is indispensable to that individual's concept of self, and that this individual necessity is equally valid from any one individual to any other one individual, and from the past, to the present, to the future. Any other sense of self that does not come from one's essence within, but is built on and/or dependent upon any social construct such as status, wealth, position, or perceived importance is at least one step even further removed from its imagined reality."

"So what?"

"Good question."

"I mean, imagined or not, any perceived reality is still a reality; and I don't see individual necessity to ever be as valuable as, say, the productive contribution of a successful CEO, or your State Senator, or your child's Teacher, or even the hard-working volunteer at the Soup Kitchen."

"Good points."

"So, what?"

"I'm thinking."

"I'll wait."

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... ... ... ... ...

"So; here's what. What was decided in the past snowballed into today and contrived the inevitability of this unprecedented plethora of social constructs and imagined realities that are not only potentially, but likely interpreted differently from one individual to another. These varying interpretations have in turn led to ever more complex entanglements of reality, further distancing each of us from our personal necessity. A simplified reconnection with one's personal necessity restores firm footing, and creates the potential for one individual to authentically touch another. No matter one's philosophical or spiritual leanings, no matter one's contributions or successes or failings, when we understand and actively acknowledge individual essence we validate the Humanity and the most basic reality of each and every other single individual throughout all of time. And by doing so, we add value to personal necessity. Unfortunately, many and maybe most of us are too busy to untangle and find firm footing."

"So you're repeating what you said earlier; that what was, led to what is, and now we're trapped."

"Not necessarily."

"Not necessarily what? What was? What is? Or not necessarily trapped?"

"We're not necessarily trapped."

"But to say that fewer people will make things better, yet to believe in the necessity of individual Life, and to follow with your acknowledgement that we're too busy, sounds like a trap to me. How then do we disentangle and impact what will be?"

"More."

"More?"

"Yes."

"Okay; I'll ask. More what?"

"Conversation... understanding... learning... tolerance... compassion... nature... humor... skepticism... vision... interdependence... trust... creativity.. I could go on; as could you."

"How do I know this will impact what will be? How do I know yours is not an imagined reality?"

"At this point, it is. It will only become real when it becomes a part of one's essence. When a majority of us reconnect with our personal essence."

"Has it become a part of your essence?"

"Not nearly as I believe it should be."

"Then how?"

"More... More of those qualities that will carry more of us to common ground."

"How can you be sure?"

"I'm not. Being skeptical, I don't know anything with certainty; not even my own mind. But based on the evidence, I strongly suspect."

"What single statement best sums up your strongest suspicions?"

"That it may not be too soon for too late."

"And you believe the answer is 'More'?"

"Yes. Look at the evidence."