02-27-2022, 10:36 AM
(02-26-2022, 12:21 AM)MonadicSpectrum Wrote:(02-25-2022, 03:09 PM)loverising Wrote: The follow up question would be, is unconditional love and acceptance of all flaws true wisdom? Self to self or other self.
I'll throw my two cents on this question into the ring.
I think it really boils down to what acceptance is defined as. To me, acceptance is more about the past while wisdom is more about the future. Or in a frame of reference outside of time, acceptance is for things outside of your influence while wisdom is for things inside of your influence.
For example, someone might be overweight. They can learn to accept the past decisions that lead to this current state unconditionally and without judgement while simultaneously using discernment to apply wisdom to make better decisions in the future that lead to a healthy weight instead.
Another example would be somebody being bullied. They can learn to love the bully unconditionally while simultaneously using wisdom to create boundaries to prevent being bullied.
Finally, one can also view the inversions of love and wisdom that is common in our society where one looks to change what cannot be changed by using wisdom to judge the past and simultaneously using love and acceptance exclusively for imaginary situations and futures that don't actually exist.
This philosophy of true integration of love and wisdom can be found in the Serenity Prayer:
Quote:God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change [love],
courage to change the things I can [power],
and wisdom to know the difference [wisdom].
If you want to learn more about these ideas, here is a video I made about love, wisdom, and power:
Hello MonadicSpectrum, thank you! I really enjoyed watching your video and the quotes and examples explaining these ideas. Especially the Lion King reference because that is my favorite Disney movie lol the Serenity Prayer is beautiful, and thank you for tying that into the conversation. I hadn’t considered the Power pillar. I guess I have shied away from Power in the past, it is not something I am yet comfortable with using. Maybe that is the Wisdom to know the difference