[sjkted]

It's great to see all of the posts here. Back to the Matrix movie, there was a character whose name I don't recall. Anyways, he was taken out of the matrix and lived outside of it for a while and realized he couldn't take it, so he asked to be put back in it and have his memories wiped such that he didn't remember being out of it. There is a positive side to awakening, but there is also the ugly side of looking at everyone who is not awake and being utterly shocked at how decrepit the world us.

My take is that most people are getting glimpses of the picture where they see that there is a matrix. Because they are not spiritually aware, all they see is how ugly it is. IMO, this is why a lot people are not willing to re-examine 9/11 because it would cause them to re-evaluate their life and place in this world.

My other point is that I would imagine the people in Avalon have the least to lose from the matrix as we haven't invested in it emotionally as much as the others have. For someone who has dedicated their life to putting their energy into some situation that is completely artificial, I can see why they wouldn't want to wake up.

I think that for most people so long as they have their cars and houses and the electricity stays on and they can go to the grocery store and buy food and talk to people on their cell phone, they will not wake up. If one or more of these go away, they will start to ask questions. If one or more of these is gone or disrupted for a while, they will start to get it.

--sjkted