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Originally Posted by yossarian  The nature of proper service is to serve the exact wants and needs of some other entity if serving in that way aligns with your own true self. |
Amazing quote. I concur.
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Originally Posted by yossarian Many people throughout the world are starving and want to be fed. Some want to be fed food, some are starving for sex, some are hungry for inspiration, some are hungry for truth, some are hungry for justice... proper service is to deliver these things on request. |
This is where it gets tricky. Do people really know what they want? I don't think they do. They don't understand the steps to achieve their goals. There have been plenty of things that I've wanted over the years that weren't at all what they were cracked up to be once I got them.
In my opinion, common dreams, along with the recognition of intrinsic human rights trump everything else.
Is proper service to deliver a pizza to someone who is grossly obese? Is it proper service to enslave factory workers to produce plastic toys? Is it proper service to cut down old growth rain forests to graze cattle who are then slaughtered to produce for fast food hamburgers?
The general idea of "service without judgment" doesn't see to address issues like these.
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Originally Posted by yossarian Trying to control what other people do is the essence of selfishness - that is the essence of "darkwork". |
Would that make controlling only yourself the essence of lightwork?