STITCHED TOGETHER
When we're young, so much time is invested trying to outflank our demons. We fall into comfortable behavioral patterns, and eventually personas, in a vain attempt to outmaneuver, shield, or escape them, such that these personas begin to loom like towering fortresses, self-made prisons, once we finally acknowledge the futility of trying to flee. Life will permit a soul to run for only so long. Like death, our demons eventually meet us face to face.
I’ve experienced this deconstruction process for some time now, and I clearly see that I will never make the final ascent into my objective self in God due to my ingenuity or efforts. Before it's over, if I am to reach that place of peace and personal realization, I will be carried there.
It has taken some time, but I've finally accepted that our evolution hinges upon the enduring power of love. For the first time in history, something anti-Darwinian has emerged as the primary driver of change. The next step in our evolution will manifest as a great coming together. It's hard to envision now, with all the interpersonal struggle present on this planet, but at some point we will discard our Machiavellian tendencies, weary of their tired and broken consequences.
Perhaps I'm at the mercy of my personal life experiences, but everywhere I turn I see incomplete people who need each other. No one's self-sufficient or fulfilled in isolation. More likely, we are threads in a tapestry. When evolution takes its next step on Earth, we will acknowledge this need in its fullness, and it’s love that will stitch us together. It's power is infinite, its tenacity inexorable, and we will eventually grow into it.
This planet needs our best, a quality that competition and antagonism cannot provide. Relative good is the most that competition can impart. While worthwhile on some level, it does not produce the best I can offer, but only ensures that my product is better than the rest. Additionally, it tears so much down for the glorification of a singular beneficiary and thus weakens the whole. This isn't a push for Socialism by any stretch, any more than Jesus' call to care for widows and orphans was, but is an expression of our desperate need for more collaboration. It's not to say that all contributions are equal, but that all contributions should be made to build rather than destroy.