OttoHart
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Picture the perfect human, who lived the perfect life.
Sure, you may have thought of some qualities that person would have, but you most likely can't picture it exactly. What qualifies as perfect looks? The perfect personality? Should it be happy all the time, or are other emotions important to perfection?
Should it be born into riches, or be poor and earn them? Or maybe being wealthy is not the best to begin with?
We are obviously not the first ones asking ourselves this question.
In ancient times, the wisest of men reached a conclusion: that perfection can be diverse.
Name the tastiest, healthiest food. You may have thought of one, but can you then eat this one thing for the rest of your life, and not stop enjoying it? Or not fall ill? No, you need diversity.
Likewise, there is no one best thing to do at all times, a healthy life is a diverse one.
There is no one best thing to study, no one best character trait, they are all needed.
The Renaissance was built on this principle: that one must be a little bit of everything, know as much as possible of everything, that Man is to be ever-expanding in ALL directions.
Satya, Eternal Truth, is of one essence, but in order for Existence to happen, Satya becomes Dias (epithet of Zeus, as the Divider), and refracts.
There are many Gods, all perfect, and yet all different. Different in being, different in essence, different in will, having different traits.
Likewise, there are many versions of the perfected human.
The hot-tempered and the serene, the bookworm and the outdoorsman, the fair maiden and the bussinesswoman, the occultist and the devotee, all stand in front of the challenge of Life.
They are to refine themselves into the perfect version of themselves, and Life herself will keep them in Her embrace as long as they are dutiful in doing so, even beyond death.
Sure, you may have thought of some qualities that person would have, but you most likely can't picture it exactly. What qualifies as perfect looks? The perfect personality? Should it be happy all the time, or are other emotions important to perfection?
Should it be born into riches, or be poor and earn them? Or maybe being wealthy is not the best to begin with?
We are obviously not the first ones asking ourselves this question.
In ancient times, the wisest of men reached a conclusion: that perfection can be diverse.
Name the tastiest, healthiest food. You may have thought of one, but can you then eat this one thing for the rest of your life, and not stop enjoying it? Or not fall ill? No, you need diversity.
Likewise, there is no one best thing to do at all times, a healthy life is a diverse one.
There is no one best thing to study, no one best character trait, they are all needed.
The Renaissance was built on this principle: that one must be a little bit of everything, know as much as possible of everything, that Man is to be ever-expanding in ALL directions.
Satya, Eternal Truth, is of one essence, but in order for Existence to happen, Satya becomes Dias (epithet of Zeus, as the Divider), and refracts.
There are many Gods, all perfect, and yet all different. Different in being, different in essence, different in will, having different traits.
Likewise, there are many versions of the perfected human.
The hot-tempered and the serene, the bookworm and the outdoorsman, the fair maiden and the bussinesswoman, the occultist and the devotee, all stand in front of the challenge of Life.
They are to refine themselves into the perfect version of themselves, and Life herself will keep them in Her embrace as long as they are dutiful in doing so, even beyond death.
