12-12-2011, 06:29 PM
Thank you, Cyan. We enjoy the company of people who like to discuss every point of a post, so I leave yours to them. Instead, I'll focus on just this one bit.
I submit that most people around the planet, although fewer all the time, fall into the first category. I call this the Random Mass. They bounce around among being nothing in particular, a little helpful, a little selfish, a little sad and a little happy.
The rest, who seek to heal, fix or change, fall into STO or STS. Those in service to others work to be examples of loving, serving, open and tolerant.
Those in service to self work to make themselves as leaders who can show the True Way to enlightenment, happiness and/or wealth. They probably believe that they have good stuff for their followers and are doing them favors, even as they set themselves apart and above everybody else and demand the very strict following of their rules. They chose this path because they have a natural gift for it; it's the easy way for them to go, whereas most people would find it extremely difficult.
With this in mind, decide where you fit--STS or STO. Either choice is good, and likely better than not making one at all.
(12-11-2011, 05:13 PM)Cyan Wrote: That is my view of the STS and STO concept, that at this level the defining attribute is what do you want, do you work on your own and simply enjoy life and all things around you as they are without any moral judgments. Or do you seek to "heal" or "fix" or "change" it.
I submit that most people around the planet, although fewer all the time, fall into the first category. I call this the Random Mass. They bounce around among being nothing in particular, a little helpful, a little selfish, a little sad and a little happy.
The rest, who seek to heal, fix or change, fall into STO or STS. Those in service to others work to be examples of loving, serving, open and tolerant.
Those in service to self work to make themselves as leaders who can show the True Way to enlightenment, happiness and/or wealth. They probably believe that they have good stuff for their followers and are doing them favors, even as they set themselves apart and above everybody else and demand the very strict following of their rules. They chose this path because they have a natural gift for it; it's the easy way for them to go, whereas most people would find it extremely difficult.
With this in mind, decide where you fit--STS or STO. Either choice is good, and likely better than not making one at all.