Know Thy Self

Reflection # 4 with Professor Marsigit.

An eighty year old man or woman, who has already experienced the methods of life in its various scope and dimension probably would have wondered how they did in this universe. If only we can each have an autobiography of our lives a few years before we pass on, many people will have the opportunity to reflect and better their lives. However, if it’s in terms of materialism or formalism it would rather be too late, only exception would be in terms of spiritualism. Methods of our lives are different due to differences in religion, culture, ethics and morals and other aspects of life. But whatever differences are there, it would be rather amazing to know and feel that we all as human beings share commonalities especially in terms of morals and ethics despite our differences in religious views.

Methods of our lives reflect our upbringing, depending on whether we intend to carry on our parents teachings or not. It is very important to always do away with negative attitude. Once, we become negative, it becomes a barrier to all formal positive opportunities of life. Thus, it is important to always ask God for guidance because he enlightens the darkness, strengthen the weakness, mend the brokenness, bind what’s being bruised, heal sicknesses and revive all that has died within us.

I quote what was inscribed on the Temple of Apollo “Know thy self”. Are we consciously aware of our physical and concious being? Are we apparently concious of true reality (noumena) under the apparent reality (phenomenon) an unseen real beneath an unreal seen? What are the dimensions of our life around this materialistic world? It’s really all important questions because it is our very own selves that we are questioning. What impresses us most and who inspires us most determines our thoughts and actions, whether they are positive or negative factors. We ought to make a distinction between what we consider really exist from those that do not exist.  In my opinion definitely it is a material world that we live in, we can actually see things for real, but there is an aspect of true reality that we cannot see. That unseen true reality is our true self incorporating the methods, the dimensions, formality and materiality of our lives that none other but only God can see and know. In my opinion, it is the heart of our thoughts that we feel and sense but we cannot see. It is thus a connection between the real and the unreal because what is unseen real is actually what controls and drives the unreal seen.

Question for Mr Marsigit.

Sir, I do believe that what we actually cannot see are real and permanent and all that a human eye see are not real. They are made for our of living in this earth, consistently trialling us for the true nature of self. What do you think?