Life is Just a Stage

The instant you waken you realize that everything that seemed to happen in the dream didn't happen at all.
(A Course in Miracles)

Imagine one moment you wake up to a new reality and you realize that everyone is just carried around by an invisible force that makes them live their lives without being truly conscious of what is going on. Some, when they reach that stage, just walk out of the plot and the movie theater altogether. Others return to their plot but they do it with a with a newly found peace and perspective. Sure, happy moments are more fun to experience than sad ones, but you always know that life is just a stage so you feel more peaceful and you have a lot more fun just playing your part rather than living it.

Oneness

Vivekananda told the story of the Indian king who lost a battle against his opponent and got captured. The other king approached him with a drawn sword and executed him on the spot. The last words the dying king could utter "Brother, Thou art Him".

The Course in Miracles claims that you can find oneness only in one place, your brother and sister. It is impossible to wake up from this collective dream unless and until you find the key in the people you encounter. As you extend your love and raise them up, they lift you up in the process. A weird theory? Well, you can try. Admittedly, Vivekananda's story is a little hard to follow, but you can start with people you hold little grudges against. Run a little experiment, try to highlight the good aspects in them and focus on these instead and just observe how they react. If you are really one, they should react in kind, don't you think?