dragon_amor
Kami
drifting indecisiveness and total lack of focus - but a need to get to the objective...? whatever it is
Malabranche once said that we are all inclined to the good
as opposed to evil because we are spiritually in God's
forum and undeniably attached to Him in such a way that
draws us to Him - and He is the only infinite good
(limitless good). Our desire for the good is a desire for
the infinite good that is only satidfied once we reach
God...
but while we are here on earth, we have free will to see
what we recognize as good and go after that.
All the good we see here is finite good (limited good), and
nothing can satisfy us here permenantly. Anything we do
choose to satisfy us indefinitely are things or, more
likely, people that we CHOOSE to find that satisfaction
with through our free will. It's a choice we make and can
break.
But he also says that everything we experience is an aspect
of God. I can look at an apple, the idea hits my brain,
and that idea leaves an impression. The apple is an
example of the material creation of God, the idea of the
apple is a psychic experience of my soul, in Gods forum
through my senses, evaluating the apple (what it is, its
state of existence, whatever, etc.). This is all
Malabranche.
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Does that mean that when I choose to love someone here on
earth, because I see them as good and love them for it,
does that mean that I love them (which would be finite
good, thus temporary) - or do I love the unique creation of
God that is also a part of God (infinite good, thus
immortal). He doesn't clean this up in his writings...
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It seems I now have the mental tools from this to stop
loving someone if I need to - and that scares me a bit. I
will put it to good use today and feel considerable better
as completely over my last girlfriend whos name I don't
respect enough right now to even honor by writing it out
even in shorthand. But what about true love? If this
pattern keeps up then this tool could also be the means to
which I admit it doesn't exist - but that would change who
I am. If I had this idea in my head a year ago I could be
so cold and comfortable with it to the point that I didn't
feel cold to myself right now... and that scares me a bit.