CANDY FROM THE INTERNET

The Internet is indeed very helpful. However, its ability to cater to our inclinations needs to be watched out for. When we search for something on the internet, we feel like we are choosing. But in reality, the internet also chooses for us. It learns our inclinations, searches for material that fits that, and then presents it to us. Material that doesn't align is sidelined or not given priority.

Gradually, the offerings that suit our taste fill our inner being. We think that's the actual fact. Whereas, all of that is "candy from the internet", narrow information that fits our inclinations. The "candy from the internet" is sweet, enjoyable, but dangerous. If we consume it continuously, we lose the ability to see reality in its entirety. We get trapped in our own version of the truth.

The Lord said, "Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy, your body also is full of darkness." Just as the eyes determine the whole body, so does perception determine life. Our perception is shaped by what enters our inner being. If the intake is actually "murky candies from the internet", our inner being becomes murky, we live in darkness but feel like we are in the light.

What do we need to do? First, acknowledge that the "internet candies" truly exist and affect us. Second, be critical: not swallowing everything that is served, but carefully evaluating and examining. Third, be honest and humble to make room for the truth.

In this way, our inner eye becomes healthier. --EE/www.renunganharian.net