I thank a jogger for reminding me of a central truth
that I learned in my 20′s but seem to have forgotten.
We were created in the image of God.
The purpose of life is self-improvement.
by Henry Makow PhD
I was sitting on a park bench. The jogger was in his mid-thirties and dressed shabbily. He looked down on his luck. He wasn’t wearing athletic apparel.
My mind had barely finished sneering when I had an epiphany. This man seemed to be struggling in life yet he was trying to improve himself.
This endless, tireless quest for perfection is what defines us as human.
Many of you probably know this. But society is becoming so toxic that some may be feeling lost.
“What’s the point of living?”
So I thought I’d remind everyone that our proper sphere is personal, the place where we still exercise power. We must seek balance by finding ourselves, by turning inward.
THEATRE OF THOUGHT
You can shut the world out by pretending that “you” are sitting in a theatre. Your thoughts are on the screen. Your experience is determined by your thoughts. By taking control of your thoughts, you can have an uplifting experience instead of a depressing one.
The “mindfulness” movement reminds us that we are not our thoughts. We are the entity that experiences the thoughts.
This is our true identity, i.e. the soul, a particle of God. The soul is the “Self.”
Our souls seek to return to God who is Perfection i.e Consciousness, a dimension where absolute bliss, truth, beauty, goodness, love and justice are self-evident.
Normally, we are like a boat tossed by thought waves and currents. There is no hand on the steering wheel.
The first step in self-development is putting a hand on the steering wheel of thought and setting course in the direction of our spiritual salvation.
This is “Self”-control. Self-development is realizing the Perfection within, recreating yourself according to your image of the ideal you.
With “Self” control comes Self-discipline. You become “Self” centered in the God sense. You enjoy your “Self.”
This is the purpose of life. When we forget this, our lives become meaningless and drab.
I am just repeating age-old wisdom that seems so hard to remember. But it gives meaning to everything.
For example, I find cleaning up after myself in the kitchen to be a chore. But if I am mindful and aware of the resistance “I” am experiencing from my thoughts, I can turn it into an exercise where I am overcoming my thoughts. I can try to do a perfect job.
“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.” Mathew 5:48
Thank you, anonymous jogger, for reminding me of age-old wisdom too easily forgotten.
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Source:
https://www.henrymakow.com/2019/09/The-Purpose-of-Life-is-Self-Development.html
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