Self State

Q- In the current times of economical, spiritual, emotional and rational difficulty and confusion, how can we really know what we want out of life?

S.D. London

A: From the very beginning of our time, due to the limited amount of knowledge possessed by our species, we have suffered difficulty. We are limited in our knowledge of ourselves, who we are, what we are, how we function, what our capacities and capabilities are, and more importantly what our purpose is. As individuals, or a collective species that does not know who it is, and what it’s purpose is, anything that we may want out of life will always feel somewhat disconnected, irrelevant, and will ultimately cause conflict and pain, both individually and collectively.

Without a definite purpose, which at first requires real knowledge about the self, both individually and more so collectively, our goals will only manifest from our personal and subjective needs. To that end we are passive and subjective beings, ultimately making an effort to fulfill a personality lack. This could be economical, environmental, emotional, educational, or whatever your think you need to do.

There are of course various misconceptions about our purpose here, we are firstly not guests, but responsible service men to the societies in which we live. We each maintain a personal responsibility and accountability to the large and small societies which we inhabit, these are our families, communities and companies. Our progress will depend on the quantity or quality of our contributions to those who we share a common purpose with, those you live and work with and for.

Unfortunately the majority of us believe that life is merely a gift rather than a responsibility. Well we know that we value our gifts from a selfish and consumptive perspective and behaviour. Which means that we would rather indulge in gifts rather than value the service and purpose behind it. Can you see the relationship with our present culture? You can count on one thing, if someone is giving you a gift, it’s with the motive of gaining some sort of ownership over you. Nothing is free.The very basis for our desires, needs, wants and motives in life are based on a limited, subjective perspective. We therefore find the “new age race for happiness” is ironically tainted with great dissatisfaction with life. There are of course many out there selling peace, happiness and love. However there is a condition, that will require you to chase and live for fantasies and dreams, whilst the true reality will pass by you, and you will ignore and fear it along with any responsibilities it may pose at you.

Today our knowledge of ourselves, our history and our multi-dimensional capabilities, will turn what we think we know about ourselves on it’s head. It will also transform what we believe to be our purpose here. Our personal goals without serious consideration, and work on the self, can only be described as a stagnation of what we are, therefore as mindless indulgences manifested in economical, educational and emotional resourcing of whatever spiritual, intellectual, inspirational, material food we hunger and greed for.

In reality what you want can be categorised into what you need and what  you desire, based on your personal development. This also suggests that you can increase your needs by developing yourself. Initially though, you must cover what you need with respect to the environment you are living in, these are your common shelter, nourishment and opportunities, that you will require for living and growth. What you desire is then based on your subjective personality needs, the needs which will counteract what you perceive to be lack in your life.

However on a conscious level, you may realise that what you really want out of life is not to be passively ignorant of it’s horrors, and subjectively indulgent of it’s beauties, but rather to fulfill your purpose, and maximise your potential, you may want to be consciously living with awareness, with the ability to accept presence with all its magnificence and atrocities, and effectively identify where it is,  that you may contribute to the advancement, and improvement of the fulfillment of our collective purpose.