I wonder how different our relationships, commitments and aspirations would look if they were sought and nurtured without any promise of social, economic or eternal reward.
If all things were equal, how might be say yes? How might we say no? If you removed the optic glow - the opinion of your chosen tribe, the safety of what's expected - what would you care to do with the love that is in you? Or the love that approaches you?
But, I suppose the question might be largely irrelevant because, among other considerations, it seems to most that things are unfair, out of balance, misaligned; that things are somehow scarce.
Still, I believe it's a worthwhile angle to ponder: If we all had what we needed, if we didn't fear loneliness or rejection or discomfort and if we could lose our fear of disappointing others, what would we embrace in quiet commitment? And who or what would we quietly let go of - without shame or blame?
I just wonder. Do you?
