04-12-2015, 04:58 AM
(This post was last modified: 04-12-2015, 04:59 AM by APeacefulWarrior.)
This reminds me of Socrates' claim that "An unexamined life is not worth living."
I think the key\solution to this puzzle largely relies on self-awareness. If someone recognizes the positive/beneficial nature of self-reflection on their actions in context of their lives, then this should inspire them to seek out opportunities for reflection, even in busy lives. The morning commute, a long car ride, the evening shower... Very few people are so busy or entrapped in 3D existence that truly NO opportunities for self-reflection present themselves.
A lot of it, I believe, largely involves resisting the temptation for DISTRACTION as a substitute for reflection. It's so much easier to turn on the TV and seek out a program largely revolving around other people making fools of themselves. This can even provide a false sense of reassurance, in the form of "Well, I must be OK - just look at that idiot on YouTube!"
Of course, feeling better about one's self only in comparison to the worst among humanity is a rather Pyrrhic victory, as self-reflection goes. It's inherently reductive and, basically, encourages people to lower their own standards.
But by getting past that impulse to simply find someone worse than one's self to laugh at, I believe a person would rather quickly see the benefits in honest self-analysis. Seeing those benefits, they'll see opportunities to engage in reflection rather than distraction, even if those opportunities -at first- seem to be few and far between.
(Or at least so I hope.
)
I think the key\solution to this puzzle largely relies on self-awareness. If someone recognizes the positive/beneficial nature of self-reflection on their actions in context of their lives, then this should inspire them to seek out opportunities for reflection, even in busy lives. The morning commute, a long car ride, the evening shower... Very few people are so busy or entrapped in 3D existence that truly NO opportunities for self-reflection present themselves.
A lot of it, I believe, largely involves resisting the temptation for DISTRACTION as a substitute for reflection. It's so much easier to turn on the TV and seek out a program largely revolving around other people making fools of themselves. This can even provide a false sense of reassurance, in the form of "Well, I must be OK - just look at that idiot on YouTube!"
Of course, feeling better about one's self only in comparison to the worst among humanity is a rather Pyrrhic victory, as self-reflection goes. It's inherently reductive and, basically, encourages people to lower their own standards.
But by getting past that impulse to simply find someone worse than one's self to laugh at, I believe a person would rather quickly see the benefits in honest self-analysis. Seeing those benefits, they'll see opportunities to engage in reflection rather than distraction, even if those opportunities -at first- seem to be few and far between.
(Or at least so I hope.
)
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