Considering that most of our desires are projected outwards, our insecurities or fears and even our reasoning and understanding- it makes sense that people are most always not what they appear to be. Sometimes friends hold onto inclinations of me and are disappointed when I reflect back to them something contrary to their expectations. What is true is we are all more than whatever preconceived idea another has about us. There may be an element of truth, but usually these incarnations are reflected back to us as lessons for the Soul Journey. In other words, whatever we think we see or know- it is for us in the moment. Life is birth, mutation and death. Still, there is an eternal something.
Most likely it is best to keep expectations at a minimal and recognize them as they manifest through outward events and people. If life is mutation sometimes friendship can be as well. So; I see no reason not to be open to different approaches and ‘thought experiments’. Just because life is birth and death does not mean a relationship has to be. In fact I’ve had some relationships that continued at significant times after death. No doubt to me, they will continue to endure at sometime when I make the journey to the other side as well or perhaps even on earth again. Others have re-entered my life even after years of what seemed to be separation. Sometimes the space in time was needed even though we may look back at times and wish we could have had more amicable temporary separation.
It may not be possible to explore mutation with someone that sees life experiences as definitively defined and having breaking points; In applied genetics, it is usual to speak of mutations as either harmful or beneficial. A harmful, or deleterious, mutation decreases the fitness of the organism. A beneficial, or advantageous mutation increases the fitness of the organism. A neutral mutation has no harmful or beneficial effect on the organism. So for me, as I see more clearly, spiritually speaking....There is really no birth or death, endings or beginnings, but only the eternal now and human thought often chops up the great now into time sequences. I’m working on an attitude that keeps all my conscious experiences in an eternal now. That too may need revision as new experiences present themselves in this spiritual journey. Just because something or someone jostles my preconceived notions shouldn’t make it a threat.
