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How do you see the world, yourself, your environment... Why do you see it that way?
"Akuna Matata"? "I think therefore I am"? Would you relate the core of your existence to your politics and historical events, or rather to a more immediate self? It could be a short motto that you take seriously, or a long doctrine that you've studied diligently, with great enthusiasm! It could be something you've come up with on your own too. So share and compare
Personally, I think the earth is our home, we've learned from our communities how to use it to survive, but we've never totally found independence from it. We as people who have the gift of life have to recognize the joy of living, we grow through happiness and establishing meaningful relationships. Social norms affect how this may be carried out in an individual's life, but they are never the basis of life itself, nor of happiness. That is why we often might face the inner challenge of choosing between what we find healing, exciting and new, without upsetting our comfort level with social norms or ideals we are attached to. I know someone who finds he is strong for upsetting his comfort level vis-a-vis social norms in order to live closer to a personal truth that makes sense to him and makes him feel like he owns his life.
So I wonder, how do I express myself in the face of all these norms? Do I live what I want, or do I let what other peoples' experiences or strong words define what I believe? And how about you, how do you interact with other human beings? Are you a relater? a trendsetter? an organizer? observer? a giver? How do you find your personality might relate to your beliefs?
"Akuna Matata"? "I think therefore I am"? Would you relate the core of your existence to your politics and historical events, or rather to a more immediate self? It could be a short motto that you take seriously, or a long doctrine that you've studied diligently, with great enthusiasm! It could be something you've come up with on your own too. So share and compare
Personally, I think the earth is our home, we've learned from our communities how to use it to survive, but we've never totally found independence from it. We as people who have the gift of life have to recognize the joy of living, we grow through happiness and establishing meaningful relationships. Social norms affect how this may be carried out in an individual's life, but they are never the basis of life itself, nor of happiness. That is why we often might face the inner challenge of choosing between what we find healing, exciting and new, without upsetting our comfort level with social norms or ideals we are attached to. I know someone who finds he is strong for upsetting his comfort level vis-a-vis social norms in order to live closer to a personal truth that makes sense to him and makes him feel like he owns his life.
So I wonder, how do I express myself in the face of all these norms? Do I live what I want, or do I let what other peoples' experiences or strong words define what I believe? And how about you, how do you interact with other human beings? Are you a relater? a trendsetter? an organizer? observer? a giver? How do you find your personality might relate to your beliefs?