REAL WORLD MATRIX

Now I know this may sound familiar to some—of course it does—a whole lot of you must have already watched the movie “The Matrix.” But what exactly are we talking about here? Is it the movie? Well, the answer to that is no. What we’ll be doing is using the movie as a reference to the concept of the matrix in the real world. I won’t really be diving into the movie itself here; I’ll be writing a separate article for that.

Now you may be wondering what the matrix actually is. Well, it’s not that hard to understand once you grasp what it truly represents.

The matrix is everything that governs how you think, how you speak, how you eat, how you dress, how you act—it’s literally the reason you and every other human being behave the way you do.

The language you speak is a result of the matrix. The way you view the world is a result of the matrix. Sometimes you may think you're smarter than others because you think differently from them. But if you don’t already realize it, even the reason why you think differently is part of the matrix. You likely think differently because you come from a different background—and even if you come from the same background and believe you’ve broken the system just because your mindset is unique, you should know that this too is part of the matrix.

Think of the matrix as a system you cannot beat. It’s absolutely impossible to defeat it because it’s the same system that has been influencing how the world functions for hundreds or even thousands of years. I know this might not make sense to some of you, and if it doesn’t, that’s because you don’t view the world the same way I do—and that’s okay.

So what’s the system we’re talking about here?

The most common example is a child being born. When that child reaches a certain age, the parents send them to school. While in school, the parents encourage the child to study hard so they can get a good job afterward.

This is the mentality of an average parent. I say this because it’s also how my parents think. They value education and sometimes present it as the only key to success. And they might be right—it is the key for some, but not for all. Of course, there are many people who have achieved success through schooling, and I understand why older generations place so much importance on education.

Back then, graduating with a good result from college or university could get you a job more easily because job opportunities were more available than they are today. I’m not saying getting a job with a degree used to be easy, but it used to be easier than it is now. Just take a look at the number of jobless graduates roaming the streets these days. Yet, some parents will still send their children to school with the last dime they have. But if you ask those same parents to give that same amount to the child to start a small business, most of them won’t. Why?

Because they believe school is the way out.

And why do they believe that? Because the system has been operating that way for a long time. Many people went to school, studied hard, graduated, and got really good jobs. This has conditioned everyone from that generation to believe that school is the most reliable path to success.

But is it? Of course not.

There are people who never went to school but still succeeded. I don’t personally know any, but all of us are aware that some of the richest individuals in the world were college dropouts.

So, does that mean they broke out of the matrix? Absolutely not.

They broke out of the schooling system, but not the matrix entirely.

You see, just like in the movie, the matrix consists of a collection of programs. Each program has its purpose. The humans in the matrix were also programs. So in this case, think of succeeding through school as one program and succeeding without school as another.

The program of succeeding without school was designed to make people believe that those who do so have broken the system—but they haven’t. They’re still in the same system as everyone else, just walking a different path.

Why am I saying this? Because life, in the end, is all about survival. If you don’t work and try to get money or food, you won’t survive. So everyone is trying to get as much as they can to stay alive as they await the final boss—death.

Now death on its own is a topic for another day, so we’ll continue from here.

Everybody is literally trying to survive—and that’s what it’s all about in the matrix.

There are very few people who actually understand how this system works. Those who do are usually in very powerful positions. And then there are a few others who aren’t necessarily at the top, but they’re aware of it. These people know that there’s no getting out—but there are easier ways to survive in the system compared to the average person. That ease comes through gaining massive wealth and power—which is another topic for another day.

In summary, the matrix is a system that makes the world function the way it does.

There’s no breaking out of it—because even trying to break out is still part of the matrix.

There’s always a backup system to stop you when you try.

There’s only being aware of it.

And that’s why those in powerful positions who are aware of the matrix know how to bend the rules in their favor to make life more comfortable.

Those who aren’t powerful but are still aware of it have the power of the mind.

But since we’re all just trying to survive, I guess none of that really matters… does it?

I really hope reading this content was worth your while. Thank you!