Finite vs Infinite existence
Posted by ungraspiness Sun, 17 Sep 2006 01:41:00 GMT
A ‘finite’ existence has boundaries…an ‘infinite’ existence ‘plays with’ boundaries. People in a ‘finite’ existence are caught up and swept along almost like slaves to those boundaries, ruled by prescribed restraints and expectations on the part of others. ‘Finite existence’ is always restrained from within, as self-limitations (boundaries). Whereas,in an ‘infinite’ existence the boundaries are simply not allowed to impose themselves on us; in ‘infinite’ existence we are not looking for a prescribed or limited outcome. Therefore, in an infinite existence, we can allow ourselves to be surprised by the wonders which were missed before. ...
Being surprised in an ‘infinite’ existence (like, by a rainbow on a clear day) is the triumph of the future over the past.
In ‘finite’ existence one is ‘trained’ to anticipate what’s going to happen next, so that they can prevent it from altering the limitations of the past. Anticipation and being able to control the future, to prevent surprise, is the triumph of the past over the future.
To be prepared ‘against’ surprise is to be ‘trained.’
To be prepared ‘for’ surprise is to be ‘educated.’
- Seekverta
