In Western society, we are told that the individual should desire to serve the community or the whole. We are told that we may be required to sacrifice ourselves in favor of the collective or society. We admire those that give back to the community more than all others and usually rightfully so. However, it seems that in our admiration of the community and of society we have lost our admiration for ourselves and for the individuals that create that community. This is no accident but rather was engineered by the elite and powerful people of the world. The influence of Christianity upon the evolution of the entire human race mustn’t be ignored. Christianity above all other religions teaches that the self is contaminated, evil, dirty, in need of saving and doomed without it. It also teaches that this salvation can be attained by sacrificing your own life, wants, desires, and even your own safety/survival in favor of the something larger that yourself. Christianity has taught subservience to governments, monarchs, churches, and religious leaders as well as God. The religion teaches that the individual does not have the power to save and conduct themselves and that something larger is needed. This message was not contained to Christianity nor was it necessarily the creation of it. Throughout all of Western culture and even the rest of the world the idea that sacrificing oneself for the whole is almost always a great and heroic action. We are even asked (forced) to give up personal liberties and freedoms in favor of the collective. Many are thoroughly convinced that individual liberty is dangerous for society. Is all of this wrong? No. Is all of this right? Also, no. As stated above, the propagation of this idea is no mistake. It is calculated and greatly assisted. The reduction of the power of the individual is beneficial to those that seek to magnify the whole in order to use it for personal benefit. The Elite that sit atop the thrones of society benefit greatly from the improving of the same. If the economy is good, their economy is good. If society is subservient and unquestioning, they do not have to fight too hard for control. As long as we all bow to what we are told are the needs of society, The Elite are safe and secure upon their pedestals. As long as we believe that we NEED what society offers and that we cannot provide for ourselves, we will sacrifice our deepest desires to survive and afford a bit of comfort. To be clear right here in the beginning of this article, I am not teaching or implying that one should be selfish or that one should value themselves OVER society. This is another extreme position that is simply not able to be maintained. Neither extreme is sustainable. We cannot be overly infatuated with the whole or with the individual. The relationship between the individual and society must be symbiotic and synergistic. One must not drain the other or take from the other. They must build upon one another. n quantum theory, every particle in the Universe is bound by certain laws. These laws indicate that no two particles in the Universe can be exactly the same. No two particles can be at the same location, traveling the same direction, moving with the same momentum, etc. This mandated individualism is what allows for the existence of matter and subsequently this human experience we are having. Each individual particle in the entire Universe is fated to be ever an individual. At no point can any particle truly become removed from its individual nature lest the entire Material Universe be in violation of The Law. At the same time, every particle in the Universe is exactly the right individual, at exactly the right time, all of the time. This perfect nature allows each particle to be a part of something larger while still maintaining its individualism. This is the Divine Duality. Neither the whole of the Universe nor the loneliest particle within it take even a single thing from one another. They maintain perfect harmony. The Universe gives the particle purpose yet the particle creates the Universe. If one truly understands this idea, they can see the implications for human life. As above, so below. As below, so above. This Principle of Correspondence holds true throughout The All. What holds true for the particle and the Universe holds true for everything in between. This neatly includes humanity. So then, let us become the particle and let society be the Universe. This is how the relationship should be maintained. Each of us should strive to be an individual and to be personally responsible for ourselves. We should use our individual desires and attributes to augment and uplift society. We should seek to IMPROVE society while staying true to ourselves and always focusing first on being happy within ourselves. Some are indeed most happy in service to others. That is absolutely okay and I would never want to dissuade someone who feels that is their place. If that is what makes you happy as an individual, then you should go to that with all you have. However, no one should feel obligated to society. No one should feel like they must neglect their own desires and happiness in favor of society. This is not to say that one should drain from society to prop themselves up. Our desires must not be detrimental to society. If we find ourselves abusing the benefits of the collective while not feeding anything back in, then we find ourselves unbalanced and in need of improvement. That path is not for the spiritual seeker and it will create only unhappiness and discontentment in the end. As always, this topic comes down to polarity and balance. We must maintain the polarity of the individual and of the whole. We must stay balanced between the individual and the whole. If the whole asks more of you than it provides, it is the whole that is out of balance. This is the case most often. Why? A collective made of unbalanced persons becomes an unbalanced collective. Would you not agree that most of humanity does not maintain this balance? So then, we are faced with the fact of the unbalanced nature of others and thus of society. What are we to do? Do we neglect balance within ourselves and seek to balance the whole? Not so. Do we neglect the whole and shut it out and become an island? Not so. All we can do is maintain our own balance while taking care not to drain from society. Look to the Material Universe for evidence of this fact. Suppose you find yourself on a tight rope with a large group of people, all just out of arms reach of one another. Can you maintain balance for all? No, you cannot. You can only maintain balance for yourself as the whole manipulates the movement of the rope. You cannot stabilize the rope alone. You can only stabilize yourself. You could, however, be so unbalanced that you cause the rope to become unstable and thus destabilize the whole. Keep this in mind.
In closing, do not overvalue the community and undervalue yourself. Make yourself happy first so long as your happiness does not come at the expense of society. Use your happiness to improve society rather than trying to use society to create your happiness. The latter will never work.
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