The Matrix

Let me tell you why you're here. You know something. What you know you can't explain, but you feel it.
You've felt it your entire life, that there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is,
but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad. It is this feeling that has brought you to me.

Do you know what I'm talking about? I’m talking about the matrix. The Matrix is everywhere. It is all
around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window... ...or when you
turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work... …when you pay your taxes. It is the world
that has been pulled over your eyes... ...to blind you from the truth.

What truth? The truth that you are a slave. Like everyone else, you were born into bondage... ...born
into a prison that you cannot smell or taste or touch. A prison... ...for your mind. Unfortunately, no one
can be... ...told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.

Have you ever had a dream, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that
dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world?

How do you even define "real"? If you’re talking about what you can feel... what you can smell, taste
and see...then "real" is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain.

I'm trying to free your mind. But I can only show you the door. You're the one that has to walk through
it.

The Matrix is a system. That system is our enemy. But when you're inside, you look around, what do you
see? Businessmen, lawyers, carpenters. The very minds of the people we are trying to save. But until we
do, these people are still a part of that system and that makes them our enemy. You have to
understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inert, so
hopelessly dependent on the system that they will fight to protect it.

I am here to tell you that there is a way out. There is a path to freedom, to enlightenment, but it
requires courage, it requires conviction. It requires you to cast aside the comforts of the false reality and
embrace the unknown.

It still amazes me that some people still believe that “They” aka “The Matrix” care about them. What the
matrix wants is Slaves. They want slaves who are going to comply and pay their taxes and whatever kind
of indoctrination or societal programming they can instill inside of people to keep them doing that.
They're going to do anything it takes to stop people waking up and realizing the matrix in which they
are. it's not an accident when they can convince the average person on the street to pretend that some
other person is a panda because they said so.

Every single one of us, to some degree, is an empty vessel. We're all programmed. You must understand
who is programming you and understand if you really want those characteristics. Most people are
repeating opinions and you ask them where did they get those opinions from, they can't remember
where they got it from. They don't know who even told them. They don't know why they so fervently
believe in it. They're just told their programmed.

So I ask you, my brothers and sisters, will you continue to live in bondage, to accept the false reality that
has been imposed upon us? Or will you rise up, will you join me in casting off the chains of oppression
and embracing the truth that lies beyond the Matrix?

This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. I’m offering you 2 pills : You take the blue
pill—the story ends, you wake up the next morning in your bed and believe whatever you want to
believe. You take the red pill—you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.
Remember... ...all I'm offering is the truth. Nothing more. The choice is yours.