I don’t think I need to explain it, but it has come up frequently lately. I have been in several situations recently that are pretty diabolical and soul-crushing, but those around me have considered my attitude toward these situations to be overly optimistic. Even to the point of being disingenuous, and not in step with reality. And on a tough meeting full of really hostile people recently, once the room cleared and this person was alone with me, they said to me, “You could talk the pants off a nun.” I wasn’t sure of the context of that comment, but as I looked at the person, I said, “I doubt many people would want to see a nun without pants.” And I left it at that. However, this person did raise an important point, and something I should probably share that is a core part of my personality. Optimism is a skill, not an illusion, and most people in the world are where they are in life, no matter how bad it is, by their own choices. The truth about reality is that you get out of it precisely what you are thinking about. And this is more than just a statement meant to inspire wisdom. It’s metaphysically true regarding the rules of quantum mechanics, which I have been talking a lot about lately, for good reason. People do, quite literally, choose their reality more than they realize. And when people want to do bad things to you, the most effective way of doing it is to convince you to choose bad things to happen to you, rather than for people to have things happen to them, as we have all been conditioned to think. And this is the structure of the fifth dimension.
We tend to think of only four dimensions —length, width, height, and time —as the reality we all live in. However, they are now relatively well known regarding string theory at 11 dimensions. Mathematically, there are infinite opportunities, or otherwise 100, for which we have visibility and approximately 22 conceptually. However, for this discussion, when we refer to the 5th dimension, we are referring to what we call the spirit world, where we can sometimes have interactions with what we perceive as ghosts and other paranormal phenomena. I am continually amazed, for instance, by how a cell phone works, or the auto key opener on my car, which allows me to lock my doors even when I don’t have a line of sight to it, thanks to a signal that passes through metal and concrete barriers. That is because the waves of information are so small that they can pass through the physical structure of what we think of as solid objects. Many of the other dimensions we are discussing are either extremely small or magnificently large. So large that we live in a universe, which we think of as infinitely big, that is likely composed of many universes, all coexisting in infinite possibilities. This is something that the popular cartoon show Rick and Morty has a lot of fun with as an abstract concept, offering numerous opportunities for humor associated with it. We tend to think of reality as a solid state, when in fact it is just one reality among all possible realities that are happening all at the same time. And that one of the extraordinary things that occurs in quantum physics is that particles change their behavior depending on who or what observes them. That indicates that the power of choice and observation has compelling implications on the nature of reality.
The reality we choose ultimately is the one that we observe, and we eventually make the choice based on our true nature. We may tell ourselves that we want a healthy relationship with our spouse, for instance, but we often choose in our lives all the wrong elements to make that happen. We might say the same thing about a job, or any potential for success, even our health. We are constantly bombarded by various forces that try to influence our choices in life, many of which share a reality with us and may encourage us to buy a new car or take out another credit card. One of the most challenging jobs I’ve ever had was a sales job where I had to make cold calls at dinnertime and convince people to sign up for a new credit card, when I was the last person they wanted to talk to. I had to persuade them to do things they wouldn’t have chosen to do on their own. It’s hard to get people to decide to spend time with you or listen to what you want to do, and to convince them to change their course and do what you think is right. But that is the basic ingredient in every sales interaction. And when you get good at it, whether it’s in politics or basket weaving, you get good at getting other people around you to choose through observation the same reality you have in mind. In this way, mass choice can create a dimensional reality that everyone can share, allowing for a collective experience that people generally agree is reality.
By being very optimistic about any situation, it’s not an illusion of self-denial about the current condition, but rather establishing in myself the best possible outcome and keeping my mind prepared for that eventuality. Now when you are dealing with people who choose to have a bad life and are purposely using bad choices to hide conditional realities from even themselves, they might blame external forces for their problems, but the truth of the matter is that they choose the bad things that happen to them, by the laws of the universe and the many others interacting with it, purposely. We don’t just live as four-dimensional beings, but the thing we call “us” exists in many dimensions, all at the same time. The physical reality we call our bodies is just a receiver of this ultimate reality for which we mostly are, and of which we call eternal, because it exists beyond the dimension of time. We are always our present, past, and future, all at the same time, and we make choices in life based on this eternal concept. So, when people wonder why I am so optimistic all the time, it’s because I choose to be. Because reality is more than what we can see, it’s what we choose. To choose good things, we must have them right in our minds before an observable action can be taken. And that is the nature of life in the fifth dimension. There are infinite choices that can be made that reside there, which directly influence the reality we live in, for which eternity is always present. And we get the reality we choose. A story I often tell is the one about how I met my wife. She was on a date with another guy, and I had to have her. Why did I have to have her? Well, I recognized in her an eternal aspect that resided beyond our four-dimensional lives. So I walked up to her in his car and told her she was going to be my wife. I chose her as my wife, and I picked the reality where she wanted the same thing, and we ended up being married for over 37 years now. In the multiverse, undoubtedly, such an engagement would have led to a fight, rejection, and an embarrassing set of circumstances in every conceivable way. But I chose the reality where it worked out and we have kids and grandchildren and a whole exciting life of wild and perplexing circumstances. So, when the world is on fire and I remain light-hearted about it and optimistic at every juncture, it’s because I choose to be that way, for the logical reason of choosing success, the way I truly want it in my life, and those who share that life with me.
Rich Hoffman
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