In the world as we know of it one usually observes with a veil of ignorance. That veil has a saliency of historical baggage conditioned by material exposure. In that exposure, one may not perceive…. ‘what is’ but a fragmented version of it at best or rather one sees what a contaminated mind project. What is witnessed in that exteriority is a reflection what one ought to see as in that pure or transcendental realm.
In a way both the subject and the object are similar as they are products of the non -transcendent, a kind of an erosion into the appearances and the seen as witnessed by the crude eyes. The subject as one may not appeal to the faculty of discrimination and thereby takes the obvious as being the factual whilst the object observed is a mere projection of the mind based on what has been passed on and or as seen through what others may want one to see, all the same a kind of being made to view things from a and or some perspective.
The neophyte is very much affected by what some others may wish to throw about based on separatism and with this comes disunity and where this is so; there is a rise in anger, desires based of bigotry of seeking more and more culminating in anger, hatred and often giving rise to violence.
Whilst in that mode of operation there is always a question of me-ism and the other and the latter is seen and or portrayed as the enemy within whether in society that one resides and or elsewhere. Always a question of identifying and or making/creating a common ‘enemy’ and placing fear unto others and by doing so those who thrives on always seeking to create disunity aim to either attempt to subjugate others into subjugation via a preordained goal at keeping a certain mode of exiting in operation that is where there is always some anomaly. To espouse such a mode of existence means one conforms to a particular norm that of either aim at subjugating others through often simple slogans which the subjects may not perceive easily as the autocrat revels at maintaining a status quo as in their vision whatever hinders with the norm may be deem as non-acceptable.
Others which promote a vision of non-difference and or unity may be dismissed and or condemned as the enemy which may not conform to their way of being. Their way of being is set as in stones and they are like the half educated of Romain Rolland who revel at condemnation of others whilst thinking that the cultural world in its grandeur are the property of the few. In truth all aspects of life are so framed that such a mind also revels at creating divisions as if only a certain class or an exclusive few may have access to some thing, indeed anything whilst to them may also belong and as they have a hereditary right to each and every thing. To be sure such a mind is contaminated because they feel that life needs be governed by clear slogan of the format to each according to one’s ability where the few takes over and manipulates each and everything that are about in the world.
The question of leaving others to rot may not even occur in their comprehension as the assets are there to be exploited and it is always a question of tough luck if one or the other may not quite make it. All about one’s effort or a way that one works through a system and the doors opened widely. This vision fails to apprehend a form where others may have physical or mental disability. Likewise, there is little compassion shown to the weak or the disadvantaged. Each according to the ability also may mean that where one may not contribute in some ways there is no right for them to be here. Accept a certain way of being and one is seen as being all right. Try questioning it and one is seen as ‘the enemy’
Compassion dictates that one sees every other as each according to needs rather than being a mere economic agent. And in reaching towards one and all the idea of disunity is replaced by a vision of unity, a sense of oneness where any other is not subjected to any form of abuse in spite of their own in situation. To be in that mode means that one is no longer in a negative state but rather in a more creative proactive form at seeing the other in a togetherness where there is a reflective comprehension at bringing about a state of peace towards all where no one is seen as superior or inferior where one simply is. This is extended to all species where the other is no longer also brutally or others killed because of a certain specie who feels that to them is given the right of existence based of a trend of survival of the fittest and thereby bringing in divisions.
It is all a question of seeing that unity of purpose…. that sense of being where there is no subject of object where peace is not just a concept but an actual realm which one may promote. That such a state may be achievable only when one rises from contradictions of carrying historical baggage of that all is set and done or that there is no way forward. That way forward towards a unity emerges when one reaches out to all others as already hinted above without discrimination and only then there may be real peace and harmony.
To be sure it is a question of perhaps also looking in earnest as to how one lives within the world. Just like the question of environmental challenge here too there is an urgent need to pause, stop and reflect. Is there another way forward? May one benefit from another way… a way that calls one to be not in the mode of me-ism but indeed in that mode of togetherness rather than being pitch against every other. To be sure, a kind of reaching out where every other is a living warmth nay a comrade.