True wisdom often reveals itself when we stop trying to be the architects of our reality and instead become its humble witnesses. To cherish the 'childish' is to protect the purity of the moment from the dust of cynical routine. When we set aside our preconceived notions, we find that life is not a problem to be solved, but a flow to be joined.
This state of unburdened presence allows us to be an open vessel for the light that a finished, rigid perfection could never contain. It is in this 'not-knowing' that we truly begin to see the divine spark in every encounter and find the courage to remain beautifully incomplete.
I wholeheartedly agree with you, although I do think that it takes a lot of courage and strength to let go of yourself in order to get to that state of raw experience. Still I think that you are absolutely right, well said!
Yes! Story of my life (!!!) but now I’m at an older stage & I can be a peaceful homebody, flower grower, cat lady, baby blanket maker & that is all play for me!
Love your writing, it reminds me a lot of my own, and motivates me to write more often. Don’t ever stop!
It seems you’ve read Byung-Hul Chan’s “Non-Things.” I’ve written something similar to this essay and loved that book as well. I highly recommend Neil Postman’s “The Disappearance of Childhood” if you're interested in learning more about childhood. It is a fantastic, quick supplement read on “Non-Things” and filled with lots of insight into exactly what makes a child and what we lose when becoming adults.
Thank you, I’m very grateful for you saying that! I don’t have read “Non-Things” by Byung-Hul Chan’s my father said the same thing too, so I think that is a sign to give it a read! The Disappearance of Childhood sounds very interesting, I’m going to add it to my reading list. And again thank you for this comment I really think all these recommendations will really help me to explore this topic that I happened to write this essay on.
Oh, sorry, I saw your post through Jared Henderson’s commonplace philosophy chat, and we read that book for the first month of the book club. Your ideas of computational thinking and mechanisms are well thought out and aligned with the book. If you want to explore those ideas more, I really suggest you check it out!
Really liked this…it resonates and is a good reminder for us. I’ve tried to live this way and am so glad I have. My mistake though is as you said…naively trusting despite being fooled before by certain people. My husband reminded me recently of Jesus’ wisdom:
“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.” That rings as real guidance in how to live amongst a mixed good and evil society. I like what you write as well: …”we’ve become so obsessed with optimization and productivity, that we forgot what we are actually doing and why we are doing it. The algorithmic age has us moving like computers ourselves.” Reducing screen time for nature and people is a good place to start:)
That's deep bro. As someone who always strives for maximum productivity, this made me realize we gotta live life in a flexible, fun way, like a videogame.
True wisdom often reveals itself when we stop trying to be the architects of our reality and instead become its humble witnesses. To cherish the 'childish' is to protect the purity of the moment from the dust of cynical routine. When we set aside our preconceived notions, we find that life is not a problem to be solved, but a flow to be joined.
This state of unburdened presence allows us to be an open vessel for the light that a finished, rigid perfection could never contain. It is in this 'not-knowing' that we truly begin to see the divine spark in every encounter and find the courage to remain beautifully incomplete.
I wholeheartedly agree with you, although I do think that it takes a lot of courage and strength to let go of yourself in order to get to that state of raw experience. Still I think that you are absolutely right, well said!
Yes! Story of my life (!!!) but now I’m at an older stage & I can be a peaceful homebody, flower grower, cat lady, baby blanket maker & that is all play for me!
That sounds amazing, living the dream. Perhaps the life for me when I’m older hahahaha
Love your writing, it reminds me a lot of my own, and motivates me to write more often. Don’t ever stop!
It seems you’ve read Byung-Hul Chan’s “Non-Things.” I’ve written something similar to this essay and loved that book as well. I highly recommend Neil Postman’s “The Disappearance of Childhood” if you're interested in learning more about childhood. It is a fantastic, quick supplement read on “Non-Things” and filled with lots of insight into exactly what makes a child and what we lose when becoming adults.
Thank you, I’m very grateful for you saying that! I don’t have read “Non-Things” by Byung-Hul Chan’s my father said the same thing too, so I think that is a sign to give it a read! The Disappearance of Childhood sounds very interesting, I’m going to add it to my reading list. And again thank you for this comment I really think all these recommendations will really help me to explore this topic that I happened to write this essay on.
Oh, sorry, I saw your post through Jared Henderson’s commonplace philosophy chat, and we read that book for the first month of the book club. Your ideas of computational thinking and mechanisms are well thought out and aligned with the book. If you want to explore those ideas more, I really suggest you check it out!
I definitely wil! I think I didn’t catch on because I just joined the chat
Really liked this…it resonates and is a good reminder for us. I’ve tried to live this way and am so glad I have. My mistake though is as you said…naively trusting despite being fooled before by certain people. My husband reminded me recently of Jesus’ wisdom:
“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.” That rings as real guidance in how to live amongst a mixed good and evil society. I like what you write as well: …”we’ve become so obsessed with optimization and productivity, that we forgot what we are actually doing and why we are doing it. The algorithmic age has us moving like computers ourselves.” Reducing screen time for nature and people is a good place to start:)
Thank you for sharing that quote, I think it quite hits the nail on the head. I’m glad it resonated!
That's deep bro. As someone who always strives for maximum productivity, this made me realize we gotta live life in a flexible, fun way, like a videogame.