I just had an epiphany.
We live in the third dimension, represented by height, width, and depth. The fourth dimension can include duration, or time. The fourth dimension is essentially the timeline of our life. So then what is the fifth dimension?
If the fourth dimension is the path we follow in life, then the fifth dimension can be interpreted as all the different paths we can take. This essentially means that the fifth dimension is choice.
This video might help explain:
When we make choices, we are acting in the fifth dimension, and we are feeling the outcomes of our choices in the third dimension. By acting in the fifth dimension, we are effectively deciding our futures in the third dimension. So essentially, by saying that we will do/achieve something in life, it will come to fruition so long as it is projected into the fifth dimension. Are you following me? I hope so because here's why my epiphany comes in.
What happens when you add lying to the equation?
With this concept of the fifth dimension, we can turn lies into truth. This is absolutely possible. I know because I've done it without realizing it. A few years ago, I started lying about certain details of my life. Nothing major or malevolent, really. I just changed a few innocent facts about myself. As an example, I used to be a social recluse, but when I came to college, I told everyone that I was outgoing and social. To play off this illusion, I fabricated stories of my past to make my life seem more interesting, mainly just to be accepted. I created a "false" image of myself for many years, and lo and behold, I have become that person.
By lying for so long about my past, both to those around me and myself, I have actually forgotten who I was in fact. If you tell yourself something for a long enough time, it becomes real. When I first came to college, I knew the image that I wanted people to see me in, and so I created that image purely out of my imagination. Over time, it all became reality. I am now the person that I wanted people to see me as.
People can utilize this in a non-malicious way to become who they've always wanted to be. Example: I could go around and tell people that I am an entrepreneur. At first, people might see right through me and know right away that this isn't true. However, other people will listen to me, and if they have any business ideas, they might come to me to help them get started. Likewise, if I convince enough people that I am a successful entrepreneur, then they are much more likely to invest in our business proposal based on my past triumphs. The thought process from their perspective is that if I succeeded once, then it's fully possible that I will succeed again. At this point, it doesn't even really matter how good the business proposal is; if enough people have faith in my ability and help fund the process through investments, then the business will succeed. The whole situation grows off of itself. At first I wasn't an entrepreneur, I just told people I was, but in the end I am an entrepreneur, because I aided in the development of a new business. The key is to get enough people to believe you. You don't have to convince the whole world, just all the people in your social circle. If everyone among your contacts believes a certain fact about you to be true, then it is essentially true because from that point on, the more people you meet will have to believe that fact about you because all of your friends know it to be true as well.
Sure, there are potential pitfalls to this way of thinking, but the point is that it can work. The biggest obstacle is to not let it make you evil.
Stay classy.
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