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solidified his internal visions into the Apple, Macintosh, and Next Step
computers.
We have seen how one „foot‟ is placed upon the other side of the chasm.
How about the other „foot,‟ the me of the physical body? It can only move
after identity has transferred into the new me constructed by Mercy
identification, and this can take a very long time. Paradoxically, people
who do not wish to change or move can actually assist me in „stepping
forward‟. This principle is especially true when I, as an individual, move
forward with the me of Mercy identification while living in a society
which is moving ahead with the me of the physical body. Everyone will
think that I am putting the wrong „foot‟ forward—I am answering
questions which no one is asking, and ignoring goals which everyone is
pursuing. In this case, me will have to straddle the chasm until something
breaks. Either my vision becomes bright enough to attract the attention of
others, or the suffering of society becomes sufficiently great for others to
start asking questions, or I split apart mentally and lose the ability to bridge
the gap.
During this time of waiting and tension, logical research and thinking is
going on, but nothing substantial is changing externally. Everything
continues the way it always has been, except that I increasingly see and
understand that the existing situation cannot continue. But that is dreadful!
Imagine mentally straddling a chasm after years of research because,
externally, it seems that nothing which I say or do has any effect or makes
a shred of difference.
I don‟t have to imagine it. This literally describes where my research
led me. It was precisely the stress provided by the gap between internal and
external reality which gave me the ability to „teleport‟ across the chasm of
uncertainty—that was how I „grew‟ the „legs‟ which allowed me to „walk‟
across the gap.A Without some form of chasm, my childhood me would
have remained essentially intact; a little smarter and more polished perhaps,
but deep down, still a foolish little child. Furthermore, the delay in
implementation built Perceiver confidence, making my internal image of
the world on the other side brighter, clearer and more solid.
All that remains is to dissolve the old me provided by my physical
body—to „lift up‟ the back „foot‟ and to bring it forward. This happens
when action finally turns ideas into reality. By implementing my internal
vision and building a better world, or by having it implemented by others,

A „Being stuck in a hole‟ does not necessarily mean that I live in some

shack in the wilderness. Instead, it can mean that my external
circumstances remain stable. Whatever I am doing with my physical body,
I continue to do. Suffering or agony is not required, only stability. Change
may be present, but it is always a variation on some unchanging theme,
and it never leads to any fundamental alterations.