The motive of action

 

The motive of action is either without or within the actor.

A motive without draws him as if tugging at his reactions,

as a flame to a moth. The actor neither wills it nor

understands it, but is compelled to act by the

tensions unresolved in his subconscious.

An actor thus motivated acts not truly on his behalf - his

will is weaker than his tensions. And if he reaches his goal,

past a temporary relief and satisfaction of his tensions,

the actor is no freer than he was before. Only understanding

the dynamic that brought him to react and be compelled, and

by accepting this subconscious trigger as part of his being,

can be bring light to this forgotten part of him, and

bring it resolution and free flow. Once he understands

it clearly, the tension can no longer impose on his will.

A motive within is an engine that powers the deeds of the doer,

fueled by clear understanding.

His deeds are powered by the aspiration to move closer to a

perceived idea - not for the sake of accomplishment, but as a

natural outgrowth of his expression.

An action thus motivated indeed finds goals to achieve and

may reach them, but they are not an end. They are rather

milestones that the actor sets upon his way to guide him.

They are secondary to the driving motivation, and as such,

they are reached, unreached, or changed according to the

circumstances, without undue satisfaction, disappointment,

or frustration. And when they do manifest,

they are eventually overridden by the inner drive produced

by the motive from within.