Neil Donald Walsch, known by his books on “Conversations with God” once stated the following:
“Our Inherent Life Purpose is to experience the fullness of who we truly are; to rise to the highest expression-of-being that any moment, and that this entire life time, will allow!”
As I fully concur with the above, I also take on the position that the highest expression-of-being is also being authentic to who we truly are. As such an authentic person to me is also a person who is inherently non-egocentric, living with a higher and fulfilling meaning, having an inherent sense of oneness with the community he or she lives in.
However, “life happens” and subsequently to most of us we have our moments when we fail being our highest expression of being and become rather egocentric in the process.
Such egocentricity is mostly recognised as a having a disposition of wanting to be in control, claiming to be always right and always wanting to look good, at the expense of others. Subsequently men, and women, who have taking on such a disposition in the long-term experience a sense-of-separateness within the community and end up having within a feeling of emptiness.
This reminded me of a poem I had written in my student days, and now having slightly adapted, I would like to share and which I called:
THE PRICE PAID BY EGOIC MEN
The world of egoic men is a world of small island kingdoms in a vast ocean.
Every evening, having had a busy day, they come together in neutral waters having a drink … a chat … a couple of jokes.
And when night comes, they part in dignity as Kings of great Kingdoms.
Yet, while they muse on their claims to fame, they realise there is no laughter … no love … no life in their empty abode.
And … while they face the cold of the night, which no blanket can drive away, they realise there is … emptiness … an emptiness without a fulfilling meaning!
The following evening, having had a busy day, they come together in neutral waters having a drink … a chat … a couple of jokes.
And when night comes, they part in dignity as Kings of great Kingdoms.
[Image credit: Painted by artist Eduard von Grützner, recreated by Christine Kholer]
