Comfort in the Chaos
Birth of Clarity #19
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“Many people choose the comfort of chaos instead of finding clarity in the calm.” I tweeted something similar last week as I reflected on the way a lot of people live their lives nowadays. It was the way I lived my life when I was drinking.
I found the unpredictable nature of being drunk and trying to hold down jobs, relationships, etc., strangely comforting. I loved the drama as many alcoholics do. I hadn’t considered this mindset was making my life harder than it needed to be.
Back in those days for me, indulging in the chaos was easy. Porn, drinking, drugs, casual sex, businesses, getting in shape, getting fat, self-sabotage, self-improvement and everything in between. It was relentlessly unstable but I liked it.
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I thought it was the way life was meant to be. I deliberately went to work with a hangover because it made my day more of a battle and less predictable. I thought I thrived off the chaos I was creating. And you see the same in the world today.
The madness of people changing their profiles to fit whatever this week’s agenda is - Ukraine, masks, “Stay at Home”, Israel and rainbow flags. This incessant need to rant and rave about topics they know nothing about. Virtue signalling. Etc. Etc.
The real-life Karens who poke their noses into other people’s lives to stir up shit and cause harm suggests to me that they enjoy the chaos. The same can be said with TikTokers, YouTubers and alike.
Chopping and changing identities, political affiliations and belief systems while revelling in the madness of the modern world is a disease - one with which many people have been infected.
The devil is often hidden in plain sight and can occupy any host willing to conform to its will. So it makes sense that people are unaware that it’s Satan they’ve found comfort in.
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Devil in disguise
I’ve been wrestling with the concept of the devil infecting the world with its poison, and this premise of people finding comfort in chaos is something that, right now, fits with what I’ve been mulling over.
If we concede that constantly watching porn, getting drunk and diving into destructive behaviours is a chaotic way to live, then we can admit that many people have found comfort in that chaos.
I was a drunk. I watched loads of pornography. I allowed destructive behaviours to control my life. And I didn’t have a clue where they were leading me. I’ve admitted that I enjoyed the chaos… but does that sound like something someone should say?
Do you think someone in their right mind would say that they enjoyed leading a chaotic life? Or would it be more likely to expect someone in control of their life to say they loved the peace, serenity and freedom?
Those living a chaotic life have been duped by the devil into thinking their love for emotional, mental, physical and spiritual turmoil is normal. That’s the trick the devil pulls time and time again - convincing people that chaos is comfortable.
Whether you believe in God or Satan is irrelevant. This concept is being played out in people’s minds. They have convinced themselves that chaos is good. That it’s healthy. Yes, for lack of a better word, the “devil” has led them there but they have allowed this thought to manifest in their heads.
I’ll say it again; they have convinced themselves that chaos is good. This is the ultimate trick of the mind, the world, the global elite, the devil, Satan, or whatever you want to call it - to convince people that choosing a chaotic existence is healthier than trying to attain a relationship with God, to find inner peace or cultivate lasting relationships with fellow human beings.
While they are controlled by chaos, these people are unlikely to experience true joy or pure happiness. This is something I’ve come to figure out during my years in recovery. Life lived under the control of alcohol was not a life at all.
I allowed chaos to consume me and I never considered I’d been led down that path by something outside myself. I never thought that I was being controlled but the more I look around me now, I realise that I was being led by some dark forces.
This may sound like I’m heading down some conspiratorial path but I see people consumed by fear, coerced by temptations and caught up in chaos and I worry about the future. I worry many people have given up and will let the demons devour them.
The chaos in the world right now has divided so many people and it only appears to be getting worse. I just hope that more people can find clarity in the calmness life has to offer and see that chaos offers no comfort.
Tips
Here are some ways to avoid falling into the chaos trap:
Read more books
Establish routines
Avoid online outrage
Focus on meaningfulness
Get sober - read the AFF Newsletter
Volunteer and/or give to local charities
Find a community of like-minded people
Ditch porn - try this course for excellent results
Build up and strengthen your mind, body and soul
Can you think of any more?
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It's definitely chaos. We can argue if it's organic or orchestrated. But I don't think people are aware, not really. As you simply put: Chaos has been normalised. And when things are normalised they are harder to see, unless they directly affect you.
The past years really opened my eyes. I didn't see chaos in the world before because I was too wrapped up in my own chaotic life.
There is a TV series where Loki, the Norse god of chaos is the hero that is meant to be saving the world.
Sign of the times sir