It would seem that when we talk about destiny, fulfillment, progress, understanding, and consciousness, the focus is on our individual selves. We strive to understand what is happening around us, what will happen to us, and what will be the end result for us. This is a very logical position to have as a human being working our way through the unknown of living and the search for meaning and purpose.
I have come to believe that individual significance is still affected by and contingent on the rest of the world around us. We are not meant to be a singular entity withdrawn and separate from everyone else. Our actions and reactions, and others' actions and reactions, significantly impact the progress of enlightenment.
In earlier years I read and studied many individuals with significant progress in their spiritual evolution and enlightenment and found great Inspiration therein. However, as I continue to grow older and, hopefully wiser, I see the intricate thread that ties us all together. For me, enlightenment in this world is only as good as the recognizable impact it has on the rest of the world. I get brief glimpses of what it would be like to have such an expansion of consciousness and the experience of such oneness with the higher Source. I am, however, of the ilk that a collective consciousness, a group awareness that continues to evolve, is far more desirable then just my own individual evolution. If my own expansion is only self elevating , at some point, there could potentially be a disconnect from the rest of the world. I realize we are supposed to be able to feel the oneness of the whole world as we grow in a higher awareness, but, I also strongly feel the impact that I would rather see as the world continues to consciously evolve together. Mankind's collective consciousness in evolution becomes a far more beautiful picture in my mind. Being and growing with others in like consciousness could make this life more thrilling, more meaningful, and certainly more entertaining.
For me, being right and evolved all by myself is not appealing. I definitely want to have the strongest relationship with my higher source of light and awareness, but I also wish to share that with the others that I have the privilege of living and breathing with at this amazing time for humanity on earth. I feel that a higher and deeper awareness exists in each individual person. I would rather invest myself in trying to uncover or discover that hidden treasure and celebrate the joy of its discovery. That celebration of the treasured gift simultaneously elevates my being. If I am like a plant, struggling towards the light for growth and expansion, then the world and the light around me is where I am planted and what helps me grow. May I continue to be a source of the same for others; one flower among many.
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