This is a good one! I have often felt that people look at me funny when I start speaking in terms of ideals-sort of like Gollum covering his ears and saying, “I’m not listening!”. So I’m left feeling that I shouldn’t .have spoken at all. I still don’t have a handle on that all the time. And I feel we raise children to conform-a lot, when we should be guiding and shaping them in the best way possible for their growth. It’s the difference between tending a garden and mass farming-very different harvests. We lose our attachments to archetypes at a very young age, seemingly when they are most important. We should always carry with us the childlike fascination with mythology and hero stories (thank you Joseph Campbell). These carry important life lessons and guidelines that help us come to our highest potential.
Great comparison with the tending garden and mass farming, Tanya. I do feel like that fits what I'm seeing/feeling. Like you mentioning how we raise children. Rather that consistent encouragement of tending one's garden, there is more emphasis/pressure to conform with the masses. Ideals must come from the external source. So yeah, when one does come forward with speaking their ideals, it may not be received by the person across or those surrounding. And yes, props to Joseph Campbell, and those keeping the childlike fascination alive with mythology and hero stories.
This is a good one! I have often felt that people look at me funny when I start speaking in terms of ideals-sort of like Gollum covering his ears and saying, “I’m not listening!”. So I’m left feeling that I shouldn’t .have spoken at all. I still don’t have a handle on that all the time. And I feel we raise children to conform-a lot, when we should be guiding and shaping them in the best way possible for their growth. It’s the difference between tending a garden and mass farming-very different harvests. We lose our attachments to archetypes at a very young age, seemingly when they are most important. We should always carry with us the childlike fascination with mythology and hero stories (thank you Joseph Campbell). These carry important life lessons and guidelines that help us come to our highest potential.
Great comparison with the tending garden and mass farming, Tanya. I do feel like that fits what I'm seeing/feeling. Like you mentioning how we raise children. Rather that consistent encouragement of tending one's garden, there is more emphasis/pressure to conform with the masses. Ideals must come from the external source. So yeah, when one does come forward with speaking their ideals, it may not be received by the person across or those surrounding. And yes, props to Joseph Campbell, and those keeping the childlike fascination alive with mythology and hero stories.