02-03-2011, 08:58 PM
I'll weigh in on this, but skeptical that I can be of much help.
I interpret service to others as being and doing much as we are here: wanting to be of high service, to personally improve, and not to make a big or small mistake through poor guessing--even Ra hinted (and more, confessed) that they sometimes have missed their mark in STO work.
Service to self comes in disguise as STS, say when an advanced being comes along, in person or through channel, and offers truly (and I mean truly) wise counsel. Word spreads and soon a following builds of people who, like us, want to learn.
Eventually, this wise leader chooses some few adepts who show quick learning and dedication (and something more) and appoints them as local emissaries and coaxes the flock to follow them. The adepts definitely have chosen STS, consciously or otherwise, and some of the followers may strive to become an adept themselves, thus choosing. At any time so far, a follower may find something not right and fall away. So might an adept too, discerning not to want to be this kind of "master of others."
According to Ra, our planet is set up to make STS a very tough style to adopt. Other planets, though, might produce masses of "adepts" that have gone on to being slaves and masters of slaves of STS.
If I am right about this, then the "polarity" here is not something that we are supposed to balance; it really is a choice. Not choosing means not getting past the choice step, so a kind of stagnation. This thread perhaps has exposed how the English language fails us by confusing what "polarity" can mean.
Finally, I support what others have said: there is no need to be on the accelerated study track. All of us are proceeding at our correct pace. If someone is not, personal problems likely arise.
Respectfully offered by
Lee
I interpret service to others as being and doing much as we are here: wanting to be of high service, to personally improve, and not to make a big or small mistake through poor guessing--even Ra hinted (and more, confessed) that they sometimes have missed their mark in STO work.
Service to self comes in disguise as STS, say when an advanced being comes along, in person or through channel, and offers truly (and I mean truly) wise counsel. Word spreads and soon a following builds of people who, like us, want to learn.
Eventually, this wise leader chooses some few adepts who show quick learning and dedication (and something more) and appoints them as local emissaries and coaxes the flock to follow them. The adepts definitely have chosen STS, consciously or otherwise, and some of the followers may strive to become an adept themselves, thus choosing. At any time so far, a follower may find something not right and fall away. So might an adept too, discerning not to want to be this kind of "master of others."
According to Ra, our planet is set up to make STS a very tough style to adopt. Other planets, though, might produce masses of "adepts" that have gone on to being slaves and masters of slaves of STS.
If I am right about this, then the "polarity" here is not something that we are supposed to balance; it really is a choice. Not choosing means not getting past the choice step, so a kind of stagnation. This thread perhaps has exposed how the English language fails us by confusing what "polarity" can mean.
Finally, I support what others have said: there is no need to be on the accelerated study track. All of us are proceeding at our correct pace. If someone is not, personal problems likely arise.
Respectfully offered by
Lee