Henry J on Nostr: Some thoughts I’ve been having recently: Everything you are is a suggestion to ...
Some thoughts I’ve been having recently:
Everything you are is a suggestion to others.
Every time you do something, you’re inherently suggesting to others, “Hey, I think doing this is a good idea”.
Every time you communicate certain worldviews, originating from your thoughts, you’re suggesting, “Hey, I think this is a good way to think”.
In that sense, if you care about those around you, you’d ideally be mindful about the things you’re suggesting and how that may affect those around you. And vice versa, you should be thoughtful in the people you surround yourself with. Because the suggestions from those people will naturally work their way into your life.
But humans are inherently self-interested creatures. If you weren’t, you probably wouldn’t exist today. You’ll buy food for yourself before you buy food for others; house yourself before you house others, and so on.
However, the one time this dynamic may not hold true is when you have kids. It would take a truly backwards human to, generally speaking, not prioritize the wellbeing of their children, regardless of one’s self-interested nature, or conversely, how much one doesn’t care for their own wellbeing. You may only care for yourself so much, but a parent’s love for their child is endless.
From the seed of a parent’s boundless love for their child may be born the fruit of supreme self-improvement.
Everything you are is a suggestion to others.
Every time you do something, you’re inherently suggesting to others, “Hey, I think doing this is a good idea”.
Every time you communicate certain worldviews, originating from your thoughts, you’re suggesting, “Hey, I think this is a good way to think”.
In that sense, if you care about those around you, you’d ideally be mindful about the things you’re suggesting and how that may affect those around you. And vice versa, you should be thoughtful in the people you surround yourself with. Because the suggestions from those people will naturally work their way into your life.
But humans are inherently self-interested creatures. If you weren’t, you probably wouldn’t exist today. You’ll buy food for yourself before you buy food for others; house yourself before you house others, and so on.
However, the one time this dynamic may not hold true is when you have kids. It would take a truly backwards human to, generally speaking, not prioritize the wellbeing of their children, regardless of one’s self-interested nature, or conversely, how much one doesn’t care for their own wellbeing. You may only care for yourself so much, but a parent’s love for their child is endless.
From the seed of a parent’s boundless love for their child may be born the fruit of supreme self-improvement.