Here is one of my favourite quotes from Bill Hicks, who was a stand up comedian and social critic.
Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration. That we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively. There is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we’re the imagination of ourselves. Here’s Tom with the weather.
Why do I like? For one thing, it sums up my beliefs perfectly and conveys the wonder of it all.
And the last line is jarring, funny, and true. Because when something is so far outside of our understanding, which this is from common understanding of how reality works, our minds want to quickly get back to the known.