Seven Steps to Success ~~ Part Five
Whether we like it or not, all of at least sometimes stoop to the superficial. We can be especialy empty when it comes to the nicities of conversation. How many of us only mouth the words and don't really care about the answer when we ask, "Hi, how are you", or "How are the kids"? or "How's the job"? Oh, we ask pleasantly enough and sometimes feign interest, but why do we even bother? It's superficial; how can superficiality
bring us together?
Five: Superficial relationships
"The entire fabric of life is based on relationships between various forms of life. The more superficial your relationship with other people, the more manipulative your interactions, and the more self-seeking your motivations, the more you hurt yourself. We know neither ourselves nor each other, and the results of this neglect of interest and affection is that we live lonely lives in a world where chaotic human behavior appears to be slowly but inevitably eroding the quality of all human experience." ~~Saleem Rana
There's no doubt in my mind these negative relationships have been part of the human condition since there have been humans to have conditions. It's not a phenomenon created by the 21st century. I also think we shouldn't persist in relationship superficiality simply because "that's the way we always did it".
Peace
Isn't this a neat depiction of yin and yang?
Five: Superficial relationships
"The entire fabric of life is based on relationships between various forms of life. The more superficial your relationship with other people, the more manipulative your interactions, and the more self-seeking your motivations, the more you hurt yourself. We know neither ourselves nor each other, and the results of this neglect of interest and affection is that we live lonely lives in a world where chaotic human behavior appears to be slowly but inevitably eroding the quality of all human experience." ~~Saleem Rana
There's no doubt in my mind these negative relationships have been part of the human condition since there have been humans to have conditions. It's not a phenomenon created by the 21st century. I also think we shouldn't persist in relationship superficiality simply because "that's the way we always did it".
Peace
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