By Dr Charles Leyman Kachitsa
We have to be consistent and be strong in our endeavour in whatever vocation one finds one self in. Our way and routes are charted by so many things in nature and of course one who believes has to acknowledge we have an invisible hand that give us birth and sustain life. The most important thing in life is that one understands their purpose in life and the route that would fulfil it which makes it sensible that you stay in your lane.
Staying in ones lane means purposefully focusing on the line ahead in a very systematic manner without faltering this way and that or being influenced to side step into other people’s lane. In fact in athletics, for sprint and hurdle events, runners are restricted to their individual lane and if they weave to another competitors lane during an event, they are disqualified. In life you do not necessarily get disqualified, it works in almost that way albert with the results of rampant behaviours showing in other ways.
The pain that is in life arising through jealousy, envy and generally discontentment, arise because people are not staying and concentrating in their own lane. Often people look at others lane, envying what the others have without knowing that journeys are different. The start itself may be the same and or different, what matters is focusing where one is going as the main purpose of fulfilment which in some philosophical books is called a point of self-actualisation. The winner has to be identified!
The quotations this week are a continuation extraction from a book with various themes all aimed at transforming self and the society as a sum. I am sure that selected quotes below from this book will enlighten you to one or two life lessons, read and enjoy:
TOWARDS A NEW WORLD VIEW by Various Authors Edited by Russell E DiCarlo
“What we know from science is that even people who are supposed to be professionally objective, are very resistant to new information – even if the newly discovered information is more powerful and better explains the data.” (Prologue: An Interview with Marilyn Ferguson).
“We got into this situation by first thinking of our personal profits. We only win through each other. We don’t win over each other. We triumph as a group, not alone. In the past it was the ‘joy of victory’ and ‘beating’ one’s adversaries. ……. The author suggests that we think in terms of winning or losing the game of life. But the real purpose is to keep the ball in play. That’s whole other way of looking at things. For example, what would happen if you were so successful in business that you buy out all your competitors and completely dominate the market? Now what?” (Prologue: An Interview with Marilyn Ferguson).
“Tarnas defines a world view as a set of values, concepts, and assumptions about human beings and their relationship to nature, the divine and the cosmos which direct a culture’s way of being and acting. World views are far from static, they change with the age. There are many factors which contribute to a shift in world views, some relating to demographic changes, others to religious and psychological orientation. Whatever the forces at play, the shift well under way is historically without precedent.” (Richard Tarnas).
“History is not just the evolution of technology; it is the evolution of thought. By understanding the reality of the people who came before us, we can see why we look at the world the way we do, and what our contribution is toward further progress. We can pinpoint where we come in, so to speak, in the longer development of Civilization, and that gives us a sense of where we are going.” (Robert Redfield, Celestine Prophesy).
“World views are not to be viewed as right or wrong, but should be approached as works of art, to fully appreciate their role, utility and function. For example, the traditional world view highly values self determination, individualism and control over natural world. This has served a beneficial purpose – to allow humanity to forge a sense of identity and self.” (Richard Tarnas).