“One
must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a
dancing star.”
Friedrich
Nitzsche
Far be it from me to try
to interpret Nitzsche, but this quote resonated with me this morning.
In the world at this moment, we are in a state of chaos. We attribute
that chaos to a multitude of external circumstances, and that is
partly true. War and poverty, famine, brutality and greed, drive
chaos because it functions as a smoke screen for nefarious business.
We can use that turmoil as a reason to flee, since it seems
instinctual to run from chaos, to retreat into our protective shells,
or, we can see it as a call to action. What pops into my mind is the
bombing of Pearl Harbor, and how it pushed us past our complacency.
I believe what Nitzsche
inferred was that we humans require a pretty good dose of chaos to
goad us into action. That, left to our own devices, we would rock
along in the lap of Abraham, and never, ever rise to the occasion. We
need a little bit of anger; we need to feel dissatisfied, maybe even
afraid, in order to get up off our duffs and take our situation
seriously. At least, I do.
For sure, it is the rare
person who actualizes their full potential. Most of us live far below
it, simply because of the effort it takes to rise up. Only the
discomfort of our inner chaos kicks that growth in to full steam.
Once “woke” by our own anger and outrage, however, we are fully
capable of giving birth to a star. And, a dancing star at that!
In the Spirit,
Jane
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