From every power that all the world enchains Man frees himself when self-control he gains. - Goethe Self-control, such a deceptive concept within common practice. People suggest that abstinence from ideas, actions, emotions indicates a level of self-control. But this ignores a separation between self-control and willpower. Many Nazi officers exerted their will, but exhibited a lack of self-control. Their control came from within the hierarchy if the party, not from themselves. Thus, many questioned their actions after WW2. And sometimes acting out-of-control reflects a state of complete self-control, and trust of self. I see restraint within my own behavior which feels bad, feels wrong. This is not self, but psychological shadow bjodies riddled with fear and doubt, creating drag on this life path as mollusks attached to hulls of ships create drag within water and must be scrubbed free to insure the most efficient and efficacious voyage. And impulsive behavior can also be motivated by conditioned shadows. If we feel guilt over actions, we may be acting on impulse against our natural moral compass. Unnatural impulse coupled with unnatural restraint can lead to immense personal hell, complete unmitigated misalignment. I think we all feel this battle now and again, i for sure. And of course, there are social controls which further entangle the process. I watched a family at the airport eating McDonalds (biological control), and listened a father gently scold his son for eating his burger from outer to inner, that he should start at one side and finish on the other. I had to use self-control to keep from berating the father. A beginning-and-ending, linear perspective, rather than a fluid, natural outer-to-inner perspective. Why not explore the natural inclination? Beginning-towards-ending, youre starting with the driest, crustiest bite and ending with the driest, crustiest bite. Outer-to-inner, you get the crustiest bites out of the way first, and end with the softest, sauciest and most succulent bites. Sure, you run an increased risk of ketchup dripping on your shirt, but within the analogy towards life, you can look at that stain and think, damn, that was a good burger. Thank you, Wolfie quote, for inspiring weird analogies. Maybe this makes sense. Just... please, no McDonalds. Halo Burger!
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 23:23:40 +0000
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