To Be Humbled

Two commonplace social maladies pervade modern society, personal feelings of entitlement, as well as beliefs in ownership.  To believe that anything is owed or owned to and by man will consistently fall short to absolute truth because humanity is collectively unworthy of making such claims.  The origin of such claims can be found as rooted in the flaws of humanity.  Man only holds these ideas that provide illusions of ownership and entitlement.  The study of these social maladies holds significant weight in overcoming their recidivism on an individual level.

What can be seen in society collectively are ideas of attainment.  A system has been developed so as to promote distribution of property principled on fairness.  This system, derived from the moneyed system, works to establish that hard earners of money receive goods that are justly deserved.  There are benefits to this system; one notable benefit is to work hard to bring into presence items wanted or needed, which is fairness.  But with the benefits come an incredible pitfall, greed.  Greedy men are slaves to their emotions and appetites, and immature feelings of superiority, of entitlement, can create much cause for unfairness.  Therein lies the flaw.  Feelings of both entitlement and ownership, derived from illusions, bring out the worst in humanity.  An ideal man must recognize this and combat this for himself.

Entitlement

Consider things that man may claim entitlement to.  A man may claim entitlement for certain benefits, or for services, for money, for even food and air.  But the harsh reality is that man is entitled to nothing at all.  Nature dictates that living beings must take resources or suffer death.  Man of course has never been an exception to this natural reality.  What man does to justify the resource grab is to develop feelings of entitlement.  A belief that what is taken is owed, simply because the resources are needed to sustain life and lifestyle.  Surely a person may indulge in what is not entitled, it’s the feelings of entitlement that is the flaw. 

Objects or ideas that are man-made fall into the pit of entitlement even further.  Humanity initiated the illusion that value is attached to money.  However, the laws of nature cannot affix value of one resource over another, only man does that.  Gold for instance is not particularly valuable at all, only man makes it so.  Man’s continued pursuit in the attainment of resources he gives value to gives rise to a perversion of an already diluted illusion of entitlement. To grant access to a benefit, which gives benefit only to those who attain it, who feel it’s their right to attain it to somehow improve living. 

Ownership

The illusions of entitlement are synchronized with feelings of ownership in the same manner.  It matters little what particular belief system a man may hold, whether religious or not, a claim towards ownership of anything is a bold move, one with no precedent.  How can a claim be wholly true if the Divine created the universe, or nature provided the materials?  Man simply cannot make the claim because man is not as infinitely influential.  Mankind has diluted itself to believe that its perceived superiority gives rise to worthiness.  However, mankind cannot create; only manipulate what’s already been created long before the rise of men.  Therefore, mankind will always be innately unworthy in regards to ownership.

This gives way to the notion that even the physical body a conscious being dwells in is not owned by that being also.  It could be believed the only object that a man truly possesses in his own body, but even this does not reach the truth.  The compelling factor in determining this is the physical makeup of the body, like everything else.  Science informs man that his body is made of natural elements, formed together in an incredibly unique biological machine, not currently known to exist anywhere else throughout the known universe outside of Earth’s species.  This discovery validates for man that nature alone provides the materials necessary to sustain this biological form, therefore true bodily ownership rests with that which truly creates, rather than man. 

To Be Humbled

To say that humanity is collectively unworthy of claiming any entitlements or ownership is not akin to saying particular individuals are unworthy.  This idea only permeates the concept that mankind is simply flawed collectively in this regard.  Although this outlook may outwardly appear negative towards progress, in reality, it can have vast potential to individual progression.  An ideal man, with no feelings of entitlement, acknowledges what he uses in life, both to sustain life and lifestyle, is borrowed from his environment.  Such an acknowledgment constructs respect for fulfilling circumstances that provide numerous opportunities to borrow plentiful resources.

Also, understanding that one cannot possibly hold absolute claim towards bodily ownership enables an ideal man to treat the form in which his consciousness is seated with as much respect as he gives the powerful force that provided the materials for the form.  This empowers man with a new understanding of his current status and institutes a superior sense of freedom from possessions.  Considering the true position man has in this physical world as seen by the eye, felt by the hand, keeps man’s feet planted firmly on the earth that rears him.  An ideal man can recognize the flaws of humanity, and work to resist such flaws in his own nature.  Real manhood is to be modest, and to genuinely remain so regardless of success or achievement.  For haughty behavior will never reside in the character of an ideal man.