Every time this amazing realm of ours begins to reveal another level of the maze, I find myself once again absorbing as well as assimilating information to understand myself within and as the maze as well as the opportunity.
According to the Taiwan News: TAIPEI (Taiwan News): “Taipei residents who have come into contact with COVID-19 cases will be required to quarantine at designated hotels starting Friday (July 23). Previously, people were allowed to isolate themselves at home if they had their own rooms. However, this approach has been blamed for the rising number of household infections despite the capital's dwindling cases. Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said at a COVID briefing on Thursday (July 22) that about 10% of contacts quarantined at home have been testing positive, adding that the city has to take tougher measures to cut transmission risks.”
Satire: and to think that it wasn’t that long ago that most people in the world had little to no idea where Taiwan was even located, let alone any clue as to its strategic importance in the overall scheme of things to come. And just like that, out of nowhere, the little-known mayor of Taipei (distinguished mostly by his apolitical comments and funky hairdo) makes his move onto the world stage as a leader who’s not afraid to make tough calls. “To hell with human rights, to hell with the rule of law; we’ve got a flu virus to fight, and if we have to lock down a city of 2.6 million people and deprive the people of their constitutional rights in order to save this great democracy of ours, then so be it!”
A common theme related to expanding one’s awareness seems to be that suffering somehow motivates beings to push beyond their preconceived limitations to glimpse, see, realize and eventually understand who they/we are able to become. I say that, while suffering in and of itself will not expand one’s awareness, it does unfortunately seem to be a common side effect associated with expanding one’s awareness in the shortest amount of time.
To expand one’s location-point/awareness is to let go of our preconceived limitations of who we are (at a certain point) by letting go of that which we had previously given value to and defined ourselves by, to then expand our location-points of awareness beyond a certain point. In other words, once we let go of that which we had previously given value to and defined ourselves by, we are then (in a manner of speaking) free to expand our awareness (understanding) beyond the space that we had previously occupied and only been aware of.
Unfortunately, as the process of letting go is often accompanied by a feeling of loss, we are probably going to be experiencing a lot of that in the days, weeks and years to come. As time is limited, the idea (as I perceive it) is to cram in as much letting go (loss) as possible in order to maximize the use of the time we have. This means that, while the sense of loss is likely to be very intense or maximized for many people, the duration of the pain of that loss will also be minimized.
Look beyond the immediate turmoil, discomfort and pain to see a plan wherein many parts and pieces may come together to perhaps create something new, something that is best for all.
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