And now for the opposite...

The opposite of debasing will step forward when we stand from a different point of view. No more I/You. Separated by artificial instruments of categorization and differentiation. It is more a We/Us the standpoint where everything is understood and viewed with an adequate - and healthier - perspective. It is like everything else in our lives a matter of choice. And choice is a matter of freedom. Yet, what kind of freedom. Let me share some words,

" From one point of view, freedom and responsibility are intertwined.... [what is between the portion I've shared from the book, The Practice Of Freedom, I invite you to buy the book to enjoy it]... From the point of view of community, the two - self and other - can't be separated: what one person does affects other people."

True freedom is not lacking what will make it accountable to the rest of the world. Because in the end, as the poet said, "no man is an island".  We may think and feel ourselves as individuals  - and in a sense, very limited sense, as individuals we proclaim to be - we are. 

When we stand at the rock of the I/You our vision is limited to our differences and categorizations. It is limited to our own possibilities and capabilities. We'll see things, places and individuals as utensils to be used and managed according to what I want, desire and need. This is a very limited view indeed. Even if I feel 'responsible' for what I do to you it is a very limited type of responsibility.

What about a different viewpoint?. Instead of the rock of my own individuality, wouldn't it be  better the Everest-like mountaintop of the We/Us point of view?. What a view from there...!

Sensei Myriam 

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