There si an underlying societal illusion that the aim of Lfie or or society life is to reach a state when one does nothing, or almost nithing, and things are provided for oneself. SEcurity. Stability. Predicctability. That is often the unsaid aim of many people who save, keep, build a state around them that keep sthem safe and “controlled”. And then… why si this state desirable? Does doing nothing achieve happiness? Does having everything under “control” rprovide us with ahppiness? Does it fulfill us? Help us grow? Help us enjoy?
We livebecause we do. What o we do? Whatever. What we will. What we choose to. That is the beauty of it. When one does *nothing*, lethargy may settle in. And I feel that is unfulfilling.
A related societal illusion, often unseen, is the intention that drives people’s actions. It is very common for people’s actions to be dictated by others. Hierarchical structures in work are a prevalent example in the world today, and they are so ingrained that they are generally not seen nor felt as the delegation of intention that they are. An employee delegates a large portion of his/her intention to entities, human and institutional, in exchange for value in money form, held in common knowledge to provide security and stability. And though this delegation might be intentional at first, day by day this repetitive behavior accustoms one’s own intention to quiet down and sleep, for months and years and decades. One becomes used to having intention transmitted to them instead of having their own.
And Intention is Life.
Let us reconsider the delegation of our Life. Life is for oneself to live. Delegated life converted into money value allows one to forget our true Drive and sources of Joy. Let us Enjoy.
We livebecause we do. What o we do? Whatever. What we will. What we choose to. That is the beauty of it. When one does *nothing*, lethargy may settle in. And I feel that is unfulfilling.
A related societal illusion, often unseen, is the intention that drives people’s actions. It is very common for people’s actions to be dictated by others. Hierarchical structures in work are a prevalent example in the world today, and they are so ingrained that they are generally not seen nor felt as the delegation of intention that they are. An employee delegates a large portion of his/her intention to entities, human and institutional, in exchange for value in money form, held in common knowledge to provide security and stability. And though this delegation might be intentional at first, day by day this repetitive behavior accustoms one’s own intention to quiet down and sleep, for months and years and decades. One becomes used to having intention transmitted to them instead of having their own.
And Intention is Life.
Let us reconsider the delegation of our Life. Life is for oneself to live. Delegated life converted into money value allows one to forget our true Drive and sources of Joy. Let us Enjoy.
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