Wednesday, September 21, 2011
The WITNESS
~ ~ ~ Will you accept me?
Why do we need to be accepted by the other?
The Witness may put us in a different Box than the one we have ourselves in. This disrupts our sense of identity -- because identity is a social construct. But if all the Boxes are illusions, then what is REAL? what is TRUE?
I can say "that I am alive" - but we have decided what it means to be "alive" based on our perceptions. We've patterned / organized and translated the world through language. We've imbued the word with immeasurable power -- what is said, what is not said, what can and cannot be said.
Back to The Witness.
- What can I do to make encountering the witness less terrifying?
- Are there witnesses who I don't feel intimidated by?
> people with whom attraction isn't an issue
> people who I feel are inferior to me in some way (yeah, I said it)
> people who I don't care to impress
POWER STRUGGLES
If, theoretically, we meet on an equal playing field, then power [over] is not a problem. But hierarchization is so deeply entrenched in our society and in our psyches. We are always comparing and weighing one against the other.
In my fear of the Witness, I've already given my power (to) away. I've affirmed my own negative beliefs.
In order to open oneself to the possibility of enjoying the interaction, a suspension of judgment is required. Simply be a person present with another person. Be present and open to what unfolds.
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