.... We fear that any implication or evidence of Oneness will cause us to lose our identity. Consequently, we tend to overvalue what seems to show our distinctiveness, and undervalue what shows our kinship with all other human beings. Fearing that sameness threatens our separate existence, we tend to reject or downplay all that is bridging and unifying. Example: Many of us feel that caring about others makes us feel too vulnerable, too dependent, too much at the effect of another person. So we try to figure out relatively superficial ways to love. For example, we may avoid admitting the true depth of our emotions. Or, sadly, we resist treating our loved ones with the reverence and devotion we actually feel. We maintain space -- physically, or at least psychically -- from others. Tragically, through all those efforts, we create relationships in which we -- our true Selves -- are ABSENT. We withhold the fullness of our passion, our emotion, our heart-involvement, etc. Once again, our non-acceptance prevents having/sharing the beauty could otherwise be...
Posted on: Sun, 13 Apr 2014 10:11:41 +0000
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