On 4 Mar, 14:13, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> wrote: > Do we need identities?? who are we really? arent we 'nothing' and yet > everything...at the same time.. >
We only need identities insofar as we have been granted a seeming individuality and others recognise us as such. The need doesn't arise from the One, but arises from the illusory many. From the pol.sci side of the argument: This is why God doesn't require passports but governments do. ;-) > > > On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 6:27 AM, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > Expanding Identities > > > Who am I? > > > How you answer that question says a lot, not just about how you see > > yourself, but also about how you see others and how you relate to the > > world. And it’s an important question at this time in history when the > > challenges of our global community are drawing us out of limited > > identities based on "me" and "mine" into identities based on the "we" > > of the whole planet. > > > Identities help us find our way in the world, navigate challenges and > > make choices. They can be founded on anything from the color of our > > skin or religious orientation, to goals we have achieved or dreams we > > hold. Often during times of stress those boundaries can contract and > > tighten—we protect what is ours more rigorously and separate ourselves > > from the needs of others. > > > But times of struggle can also be motivation to expand our boundaries. > > Instead of contracting around our own needs, we can open to the needs > > of others, share resources, and choose to cooperate. As we do so, our > > identities shift and the separation between "me" and "you" or "us" and > > "them" seems less compelling and defining. But how can this happen? > > Where do we start? > > > Its not easy letting go of strong identifications, opening to those > > who are different than us, or finding ways to share resources and live > > together peacefully. Expanding our identities is our choice, and our > > imperative. We can restrict ourselves around a small "me" or around an > > impenetrable group boundary. Or we can discover ways to relate more > > deeply to others and life itself. It may be that not only our own > > wellbeing, but the long-term viability of the entire earth is at > > stake. It is up to each of us to answer and live the question, moment > > by moment: Who would I like to be? > > >http://www.globalonenessproject.org/themes/expanding-identities > > > What do you think? > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > ""Minds Eye"" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<minds-eye%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
