Selfmade or not

[surnevs]

Did we decide for ourselves whether we would come into the world?
- and if so,
Have we decided for ourselves how we came into the world?
- and if so,
Have we decided for ourselves where we came into the world?
- and if so,
Did we decide for ourselves who we would become?
- if not...
We have nothing to decide,
nothing to defend,
nothing to apologize for,
nothing to relate to
and nothing to fear.​

 

[Jeremaiah]

This really hits deep. This does align with the way of the Tao right? And that we're just leaves on the river of life, going with the flow of it?

 

[surnevs]

This really hits deep. This does align with the way of the Tao right? And that we're just leaves on the river of life, going with the flow of it?

Hi, I didn't have any specific philosophy or religion in mind when writing it. Spontaneously written it was out of a long wondering about what kind of role my will did play to be born into this world and realising that it all was out of my control. Thanks for commenting anyway!

 

[HansKr]

Just curious, why did you write it in the 'we' form and not the 'I' form? When I substituted 'we' for 'I' it came in even stronger. In 'we' you can almost hide a bit as if it's not about yourself, when you use 'I' you are directly confronted with it. Just my personal thoughts

 

[surnevs]

Just curious, why did you write it in the 'we' form and not the 'I' form? When I substituted 'we' for 'I' it came in even stronger. In 'we' you can almost hide a bit as if it's not about yourself, when you use 'I' you are directly confronted with it. Just my personal thoughts

The "I" form, because I know for certain that I've not decided my own incarnation. The "we" form is because it's an open question. The "you" form I've avoided because I'm not a spiritual Master of those who on the contrary very well could have decided their own incarnation.