question for Steve and others on lightworker purpose

[NDavid]

Hi all,

Hi Steve, I have a question about something you mentioned in your blog. You said "It (your divine purpose) sees the world as already perfect, and it has no ego-based need to judge or fix people... I can express myself honestly while recognizing the divine perfection behind our apparent human imperfections. When I’m in this state, I’ve no concern for money or status. Even helping people isn’t of major concern. I’m just being my natural self, expressing my own joy and passion for life".

I don't understand the notion of the world as perfect, if we were were perfect then there'd be no need for personal development. Also how can helping people be of little concern for a lightworker? I thought helping others was the primary motivation and purpose of a lightworker? "I also thought that a lightworker helps fix others problems by working on themselves? There was that blog you did on working out problems with other people by determining what part of you they represented and forgiving that part of yourself. Why would we need to do this if there's divine perfection in everybodies imperfections? What would be the point of personal development? Lastly, one of the lightworkers charactersistics as I understand it, is they draw strength and enlightenment from recognising that all are part of a greater whole and by strengthening and deepening their connections with other people. Now I think expressing our natural self is great, but if our focus is only on being our natural self purely for the sake of self expression and not worrying about fixing ourselves and others, how would that lead to forming stronger bonds and with others and to deepening our connection with the greater whole?

Just kinda confused :-)

Thanks and best wishes

Ndav

[geekchic9]

I'm not Steve, but I'm going to take a shot at this.

I don't understand the notion of the world as perfect

I think you're misunderstanding the word "perfect" here. Perfect, in this context, means everything is as it is supposed to be, not as you think it should be.

Also how can helping people be of little concern for a lightworker? I thought helping others was the primary motivation and purpose of a lightworker?

Another important thing to realize is that it's not OK to want to judge people because they're not as you think they should be. Nor is it OK to want to fix people -- actually, it's impossible to fix other people. When you're in this state, you help people simply by being yourself. Your healthiness influences others' healthiness. People start behaving better simply because they are around you, or they run away because they are scared of your healthiness. This is why healthy people hang around other healthy people, while unhealthy people stick together as well.

There was that blog you did on working out problems with other people by determining what part of you they represented and forgiving that part of yourself. Why would we need to do this if there's divine perfection in everybodies imperfections? What would be the point of personal development?

This goes back to the notion of "perfect." Perfect means that everything is as it's supposed to be, not as you think it should be. Subjective reality means that you create your own little universe with your consciousness, and your thoughts reflect who you are (basically, correct me if I'm wrong.) Thus, if you're angry at someone, it really means you're angry at some part of yourself. For example, I get angry when people start making fun of or shunning the mentally ill. That's because I haven't really accepted my own mental disorder -- that's the real reason why I'm angry. If I had accepted it, seeing prejudice wouldn't bother me so much; I'd feel compassion for the ignorance and fear of the perpetrators of the stigma instead. What I need to work on in personal development is accepting the limitation of my mental disorder. Learning to love in areas that you once hated, IMO that's the real point of personal development.

if our focus is only on being our natural self purely for the sake of self expression and not worrying about fixing ourselves and others, how would that lead to forming stronger bonds and with others and to deepening our connection with the greater whole?

Continuing the example of me not accepting my mental disorder, the sooner I accept my limitation, the better. This is because the sooner I stop hating that part of myself, the sooner I will feel compassion for that part of myself, and the sooner I will feel compassion for others, thus strengthening my bonds with others and deepening my connection with the greater whole of humanity.

I hope that helps.

[impaul99]

Maybe a different way of looking at it might be like this.

Imagine your 6 year old son climbs on his bike for the first time. He's got his helmet on, starts to pedal and goes, and goes and then he wipes out.

He says "Dad, I am no good at this!".

You say "No, son, you were perfect!"

Does that mean that your son is the worlds most perfect bicycle rider? No. It simply means he "perfectly" tried riding his bike for the first time.

Does that make a bit more sense when trying to understand the concept of "perfect"? It doesn't mean unchanging or finished.