07-23-2010, 11:01 AM
Picture a wave in the ocean.
The wave is the total activity of a lot of drops of water.
Deep inside the ocean, the wave is a gentle roll of one drop of water, that then winds up back where it started. It sends this energy to its neighbor which then also rolls around in a little circle and returns to its place. In the depths of the ocean, the wave is a nice little loop and return.
On the surface of the water, some of the drops of water don't get to return to the ocean. They are tossed up into the sky, as foamy spray. Or they are tossed out onto the land, as the wave crests and crashes. These drops of water then wind up separated from the ocean.
Imagine that a drop of water could decide whether or not to participate in the wave. For drops deep inside the ocean, this is easy enough: it's a fun little dance to share with their neighbors. No long-term change is involved.
For the drops at the edge between the ocean and the rest of the world, joining in the wave risks total separation from the ocean. Separated from the community of water drops, the individual drop might land some place where they are the only drop. They might have some solitary time, eventually percolating down to be taken up by plants, or eventually evaporating to be carried back to the ocean through clouds and rain.
All of that is off in the future. The only thing the drop knows for sure is that if it accepts this massive force pushing through the ocean, it might be push the drop right on out of the ocean.
Sometimes the service the rest of the world needs from a drop of water is for the drop to leave the ocean, and be the only water in an arid land. Although separated from the ocean, the drop still has all the properties of water including wetness, transparency, value to support life, etc.
Sometimes the service the rest of the world needs from type 9 is to be the only connection with peace in a situation that doesn't have any other source of peace. If the type 9 has faith in a God big enough to be their loving connection with infinite internal peace, then the type 9 can have courage in a necessary confrontation with those who reject external peace.
If the type 9 only believes in a God who can put peace in their heart if other people are also at peace outside of themselves, then the temptation is to "go along to get along," or just shut up rather than being honest about injustice since speaking up would disturb the peace... except that there is no peace to disturb.
I hope this makes some more sense. If not, I'll try to find another way to convey the concept.
The wave is the total activity of a lot of drops of water.
Deep inside the ocean, the wave is a gentle roll of one drop of water, that then winds up back where it started. It sends this energy to its neighbor which then also rolls around in a little circle and returns to its place. In the depths of the ocean, the wave is a nice little loop and return.
On the surface of the water, some of the drops of water don't get to return to the ocean. They are tossed up into the sky, as foamy spray. Or they are tossed out onto the land, as the wave crests and crashes. These drops of water then wind up separated from the ocean.
Imagine that a drop of water could decide whether or not to participate in the wave. For drops deep inside the ocean, this is easy enough: it's a fun little dance to share with their neighbors. No long-term change is involved.
For the drops at the edge between the ocean and the rest of the world, joining in the wave risks total separation from the ocean. Separated from the community of water drops, the individual drop might land some place where they are the only drop. They might have some solitary time, eventually percolating down to be taken up by plants, or eventually evaporating to be carried back to the ocean through clouds and rain.
All of that is off in the future. The only thing the drop knows for sure is that if it accepts this massive force pushing through the ocean, it might be push the drop right on out of the ocean.
Sometimes the service the rest of the world needs from a drop of water is for the drop to leave the ocean, and be the only water in an arid land. Although separated from the ocean, the drop still has all the properties of water including wetness, transparency, value to support life, etc.
Sometimes the service the rest of the world needs from type 9 is to be the only connection with peace in a situation that doesn't have any other source of peace. If the type 9 has faith in a God big enough to be their loving connection with infinite internal peace, then the type 9 can have courage in a necessary confrontation with those who reject external peace.
If the type 9 only believes in a God who can put peace in their heart if other people are also at peace outside of themselves, then the temptation is to "go along to get along," or just shut up rather than being honest about injustice since speaking up would disturb the peace... except that there is no peace to disturb.
I hope this makes some more sense. If not, I'll try to find another way to convey the concept.