The Choice

[kycahi]

Either unsaid in these threads or unthought, the Choice is a sequence of events:

1. Notice the differences between STO and STS
   
2. Like one path more than the other one
   
3. Decide to live mostly on that one, dammit
   

Seeing it this way better makes me recognize that the third one, the actual Choosing, is the important one and not whether to be in service to self or to others. That's what Ra said repeatedly, but we have tended to sing the praises for one path over the other.

Without the veil, 3Ders would have enough obvious data to make a rational choice, just as would a gambler who could see everyone's cards. 3Ders must leap in faith to their paths and live with the consequences. Until they make that leap, they are just dithering around in confusion.

An additional function of the veil is making all of the catalysis of experiences for the One, but I'm beginning to think that those catalysts are really just nudges toward Choosing one path or the other. So, Ankh, you look correct in guessing that the Veil is here for Choosing with faith.