“But you possess Spirit, and Spirit extends way, way beyond the body. Your body is something happening within the far larger phenomenon known as you.”—Rob Bell
I struggle with the words “selfish” and “selfless.” The phrase “self-important” can also be problematic. Each is a matter of attitude. Someone who prioritizes one’s health and welfare is not selfish. One who sacrifices one’s health and welfare for others (out of self-righteousness) is not necessarily selfless. In fact, the heart of the latter may indeed be the more selfish. Likewise, self-importance more a matter of how one views self, relative to others. Every “self” is, of course, important—of great importance. However, the importance of one self is of no greater importance than another. The CEO is of no greater importance than the least employee. Our roles are simply different. Like our bodies. No one system, organ, or cell is without a role and importance.
There is, however, a self that is self-centered and a self that is other-centered. The former is infinitely small. Shallow. The latter is infinitely large. Universal. I love the above quote from Everything is Spiritual. When we accept that Universal self is a far larger phenomenon than physical self, we have found Purpose. We will find Purpose in the least of things. We will recognize the Universal impact we have in the least of our influence. When we recognize the importance of self, relative to others—i.e., we learn to be other-centered—then the world will be changed.
Be your best today; be better tomorrow.
Carpe momento!!