...The wise man did well. He must have been really wise, because there is no way to define the real self. But man cannot live without a self—then one feels so empty! Then one feels like a wheel without a hub, then one feels like a circumference without a center. No, it is hard to live without a self. To know the real self is arduous; one has to travel long to arrive home. One has to knock on many doors before one comes to the right door. The easy trick is, you can create a false self. To grow real roses is difficult; you can purchase plastic roses. They will not deceive you, but they will deceive the neighbors. Mm? That is the point of the false self, the ego. It cannot deceive you—you know well that you yourself dont know who you are—but at least it can deceive the neighbors. In the outside world at least you have a certain label, who you are. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: “We buy things we dont need with money we dont have to impress people we dont like.” Dave Ramsey
Posted on: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 21:09:15 +0000