11-26-2020, 04:42 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-26-2020, 04:46 PM by Louisabell.)
And yet, isn't everyone a precious child of the Creator?
Trying to be as concrete as possible, my current working definition of Love is - the sensation or recognition of worth.
So one can ask, how much worth does another individual hold? We can see that the answer is mostly subjective, and likely changeable with the moods and circumstances of the day.
An extreme nihilist might say that human beings have no real worth, that they are simply a collection of atoms. This nihilist might say that our behavior is completely predetermined by the biochemical processes of the body, and therefore humans are complex expendable machines. Similar to what a STS entity might believe about other-selves (referring to us as a 'herd' of livestock).
However, if one is centered, then maybe a recognition can occur of one's true nature - pure consciousness. And what is the price-tag that one would put on this consciousness? How many planets would have to be mined in order to come up with enough gold? Because without consciousness, what would any of it mean? And without consciousness, how would we exercise our freewill? How much is one's freedom even worth?
Then we may come to see that the total being is greater than the sum of its parts. That the concrete and hard matter of the universe has somehow created something outside of itself - consciousness that is worth more than any material goods. Doesn't this then mean that our centre-of-being is the most precious jewel in the whole universe, as the Buddhists speak about? Perhaps then we can begin to tap into that reservoir that is the recognition of infinite worth.
But what is infinity in a finite universe? It's supernatural. Infinity has no end in supply, no end to its ability to multiple and multiple again, exponentially. And what is this expression of infinite worth, but Love itself? Love that is unconditional, love like this exists outside of time itself, for there is nothing that can be done to dim or restrict it. It is given without pretense, without reservation, and without expectation of return.
So yes, while it seems incredibly preposterous that someone can move around in life, loving without inhibition, without condition, in the face of seeming difficulty and dirtiness, with seemingly mean players on the stage. But by the accounts of a few, it may indeed be possible.
Trying to be as concrete as possible, my current working definition of Love is - the sensation or recognition of worth.
So one can ask, how much worth does another individual hold? We can see that the answer is mostly subjective, and likely changeable with the moods and circumstances of the day.
An extreme nihilist might say that human beings have no real worth, that they are simply a collection of atoms. This nihilist might say that our behavior is completely predetermined by the biochemical processes of the body, and therefore humans are complex expendable machines. Similar to what a STS entity might believe about other-selves (referring to us as a 'herd' of livestock).
However, if one is centered, then maybe a recognition can occur of one's true nature - pure consciousness. And what is the price-tag that one would put on this consciousness? How many planets would have to be mined in order to come up with enough gold? Because without consciousness, what would any of it mean? And without consciousness, how would we exercise our freewill? How much is one's freedom even worth?
Then we may come to see that the total being is greater than the sum of its parts. That the concrete and hard matter of the universe has somehow created something outside of itself - consciousness that is worth more than any material goods. Doesn't this then mean that our centre-of-being is the most precious jewel in the whole universe, as the Buddhists speak about? Perhaps then we can begin to tap into that reservoir that is the recognition of infinite worth.
But what is infinity in a finite universe? It's supernatural. Infinity has no end in supply, no end to its ability to multiple and multiple again, exponentially. And what is this expression of infinite worth, but Love itself? Love that is unconditional, love like this exists outside of time itself, for there is nothing that can be done to dim or restrict it. It is given without pretense, without reservation, and without expectation of return.
So yes, while it seems incredibly preposterous that someone can move around in life, loving without inhibition, without condition, in the face of seeming difficulty and dirtiness, with seemingly mean players on the stage. But by the accounts of a few, it may indeed be possible.