There is an underlying societal illusion that the aim of Life, or of society life, is to reach a state when one does nothing, or almost nothing, and things are provided for oneself. Security. Stability. Predictability. That is often the unsaid aim of many people who save, keep, build a state around them that keeps them safe and “controlled”. And then… why is this state desirable? Does doing nothing achieve happiness? Does having everything under “control” prrovide us with ahppiness? Does it fulfill us? Help us grow? Help us enjoy?
We live because we do. What do 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 live because we do. What do 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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