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“Consciousness is never truly confined by what it knows.” — Sam Harris, from Waking Up
Knowledge changes and we must learn to expect that. It is recursive and builds on itself much like a genetic algorithm. That’s the essence of existence. From this standpoint, evolution is proof of conceptual and collective change. (Which is where genetic programming gets its Darwinian label.)
So how can something sentient like a human being even begin to understand a process so incredibly profound?
For that, I have no answer. But I do have some reflections on the matter that might help spark the insight you’re looking for.
Temet nosce is Latin for “know thyself.”
Knowing yourself can help you accomplish many things. It can get you a good job, a loving family, a retirement plan. It can be the key to finding purpose and fulfillment in life, so long as you are able to discover your own ability to do as such with an open mind.
We are born with this knowledge but only find its transformative potential if we’re able to share it. It requires guidance and a deep self reflection. An aptitude for the value of learning.
The process is the power.
That being said, we must also understand there are many types of knowledge that exist. Some are fixed and some are dynamic. Some are so deeply ingrained in us that they’re instinctual. Certain things, like knowledge of self, might even seem fixed at surface level, but become dynamic at deeper levels.
One begins to see their success only upon this realization. It’s a starting point. A gateway. A portal to our intrinsic selves. Success comes from the ability to adapt to the change in light of this knowledge; including the timeless change within our short span on this planet.
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We are constantly evolving on a microscopic level, which seems so obvious and so simple. Yet, at the same time, change is one of the most difficult things we face. We know it is inevitable. We know we’re in a constant state of chemical change. But it’s so tough trying to move past that.
Still, we must.
We must not get comfortable where we are. We must not accept the familiarity. We must get used to change. We must use it to propel our growth. To empower us. We must look forward to what is about to happen, rather than look back and focus on what to used to work. We must stay open to what might happen tomorrow.
Every blessing is not permanent, every moment will not last forever. Good and bad, learned or forgotten. Our consciousness is capable of recognizing this, even without making us aware of its doing so. It is up to us to see that — to try and understand our misunderstanding.
“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” — Carl G. Jung, from Memories, Dreams, Reflections
Accept that knowledge changes and allow yourself to transform with it. Own your growth. Own the headspace in which you strive to succeed.
When you finally learn how to learn with this lens, you set yourself free from the burden of life happening to you. Instead, it happens with you. You become part of the neverending change. You become your own evolution.
“The space in which we live should be for the person we are becoming now, not for the person we were in the past.” — Marie Kondo, from The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
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