[Image] The world will ask you who you are, and if you don't know, the world will tell you.Submitted by crm_expert t3_112v6ah in GetMotivated
you_always_do t1_j8o1nes wrote
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That’s how I interpreted the quote
rock_gremlin t1_j8obxkg wrote
Yeah I think that's the point of the quote. You better decide who you are and be clear about it or else the "choice" will go to others
albertbeauchard t1_j8p9orq wrote
There is another interpretation, a little more difficult, but I think it yields much better results. There’s a gatha by Huineng that breaks away from the traditional thinking in Zen, where when applied here would sound something like if there is no one to ask who you are how can it tell you who you are? This can be varied a few different ways, but they all get to the same point. Any attempt to not be defined by the world is in itself a way to be defined by the world. It’s a double bind, regardless of choice it has the same outcome. The way out is not that simple.
The quote make a good appeal to us, but deep down does not really achieve much. It does serve a good starting point.
PersonOfInternets t1_j8q1l65 wrote
I thought this was razor sharp obvious. Figured we'd be talking about the repercussions lol
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