A ruler’s success should be measured by the success of his commonwealth - Me
Once again I feel myself reaching beyond myself. Lately, I have found myself becoming more and more social, and I wanted to reflect on this.
When I tell people that I usually identify myself as an introverted person, they don’t often believe me. The reason is quite apparent; I laugh, chat and bounce around all over the place with social energy not often found in your average person. In part, this is just my love for the world and all the people in it increasing over the years, but another part of it is that I have found myself to become more and more extroverted. I was thinking of why this might be, and started reflecting. The reason may be surpisingly simple, actually; I have started seeing my success, my wealth, my happiness in that of other people as well.
Years ago, I was still working hard on figuring myself out. From there, I noticed that I am actually the most important person in the world. That is, the world AS I SEE IT could not exist without mee seeing it. From there, I allowed myself to love myself fully, and treat myself with love so that all the love left over could be shared to other people. But here is the interesting thing. If indeed I am the world, then so are all others as being an extension of my mind! The love I give myself, I give others!
When doing group projects, I help others along as much as I help myself along. Why should I impress others when the image they have of me is just in my mind? Why should I envy others when the Image I have of them is just in my mind?
All the times I am social with other people, I am spreading the love I have for myself and the world into others, and listening to them, encouraging them and hitting it off with them is just another way for me to love the world. Being with others in this way brings me energy. Whenever someones image grows in my mind, must not also grow … my mind?
I am starting to see why people enjoy being around others, why teams accomplish more than the individual. It is because we are as much a part of the team as the team is a part of us. L’EFFET C’EST MOI! I AM THE STATE!
Let then my success be your success, my joy be your joy, my world your world!