How would you describe your engagement between the worlds within and around you?
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When I was younger, I was avidly interested in current events. However, it was the world around me as opposed to the world in which I had an active role. Conversely, countless times in my life I’ve been deeply engrossed with my inner-world, oblivious to current events except for the occasional headline. At this point in my life, I’m noticing another integration starting to take place between the worlds within and around me. I see myself allowing the two to meet, and using the energy to act instead of casually observing.
How present are you to the world around you? To the world within? Does presence come easy to you, or is it a challenge?
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While doing my best to live the present realities of my life, finding a job after I just lost one I had for 9 years, supporting and helping loved ones survive, pursuing dreams…I still make time to know and have an opinion on what’s happening in this country and in the world. I cant say Im doing anything for my immediate community except maybe throwing trash in the right receptacles but yeah, I do my best to be aware and share, exchange ideas with net communities like here in Fluther. If there is a global social website for muslims and non muslims who would promote understanding, friendship and dialogue ( maybe there is ) Id like to join. I believe a lot of anger and cruelty can be calmed down if humans could stay connected and have time enough to understand, even forgive each other. Instead of meeting for the first time guns already drawn.
“Inner” and “outer” seem far less relevant than they used to. The distinction hinders more often than it helps. Viewing the world from inside this bag of skin makes it look alien and threatening. Better to dissolve into the world, like a sugar cube in a cup of tea. Then what’s sugar and what’s tea?
@thorninmud Sounds like a Buddhist to me.
I live in my head far too much of the time and struggle to engage and be in the present. I am beginning to notice those times of being more present and hoping to increase them. I would like to be more active politically but succumb to despair at times such as this.
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