12-10-2013, 12:00 AM
~Think of all the time and effort and energy you put into
projecting yourself into the world, into playing your role, into being
you. Then, once you have some
appreciation for what’s involved, imagine not doing it anymore.
Imagine if you could stop being you and just be. That’s the kind of sideways way of saying
something really central to this whole board.
How would your life be different if you didn’t have to keep
conjuring yourself into existence every moment and just existed?
And, on the other side of this coin, there’s your obligation
to reflect others back to them as they reflect you back to you. What if you broke this social compact of
mutual self importance?
What if you could just drop these two all-consuming
activities? What if you withdrew all
energy from the fictional character you play?
And now, what if everyone did it?
SHM
projecting yourself into the world, into playing your role, into being
you. Then, once you have some
appreciation for what’s involved, imagine not doing it anymore.
Imagine if you could stop being you and just be. That’s the kind of sideways way of saying
something really central to this whole board.
How would your life be different if you didn’t have to keep
conjuring yourself into existence every moment and just existed?
And, on the other side of this coin, there’s your obligation
to reflect others back to them as they reflect you back to you. What if you broke this social compact of
mutual self importance?
What if you could just drop these two all-consuming
activities? What if you withdrew all
energy from the fictional character you play?
And now, what if everyone did it?
SHM