Beginning with WE
In the beginning there was “We”.
We are self-created beings We can either abdicate our responsibility to others through whom our illusion of individuality is created and sustained, or we can choose to embrace our responsibility to our creative fellows. Altruism is the wellspring of the socially constructed mind, self, and society. It is on the basis of human collaboration that we come into being and that we become able to create and continuously improve knowledge through the constructive interplay of competing ideas and methods.
Our options are indeed limited by our time and place in history, but our aims are not limited by these conditions. Nor are we fettered by so-called human nature. As intentional beings, we can undertake whatever journey we choose. Let us hope that our choice of aims is grounded in that which we value most as a species, for only these things can enable our continued survival. When we choose to act with a constancy of purpose, we will discover, create, and improve who and what we are. If we choose to believe that we are governed by some “true nature”, then we will surely succumb to that illusion.
We are the system and the system is us.
