All the world’s a stage, an act, in which you play your part. But it is just a movie, not real. You give it all the meaning it has for you. You can apply these lessons to the symbols of the world and undo your ego beliefs:

  • “I am never upset for the reason I think.” (ACIM, W-5)
  • “I am upset because I see something that’s not there.” (ACIM, W-6)
  • “I see only the past.” (ACIM, W-7)
  • “My mind is preoccupied with past thoughts.” (ACIM, W-8)

You are trying to maintain a false identity and compete with God. But God loves you so much he has given you an owner’s manual for your mind with a curriculum, a step-by-step training program that will heal your mind.