The only alternative that separates the two completely is to interact with humanity on one's own terms alone, which requires a significant amount of dedication and effort (surviving on your own, and so on).
That's an interesting way to put it! If I had said it, it would have been vanity. :P
It would of course be best if I could realign myself, or if I could keep those parts of the world that I do like, and bring my focus to those parts while handling the rest, for I can't easily go to that other world.
What I have to add is that such a transformation, from my experience and those related by others, cannot be designed to produce a specific outcome. I think it could just as easily produce less alignment, which seems to manifest as asceticism and a hermetic life. More, I can't say that alignment is consistently worthwhile: there are people who would benefit from less inner alignment: for instance, some who unknowingly sacrifice much in order to adapt to humanity, or who demand that all others do the same.
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Date: 2011-07-18 12:30 pm (UTC)That's an interesting way to put it! If I had said it, it would have been vanity. :P
It would of course be best if I could realign myself, or if I could keep those parts of the world that I do like, and bring my focus to those parts while handling the rest, for I can't easily go to that other world.
What I have to add is that such a transformation, from my experience and those related by others, cannot be designed to produce a specific outcome. I think it could just as easily produce less alignment, which seems to manifest as asceticism and a hermetic life. More, I can't say that alignment is consistently worthwhile: there are people who would benefit from less inner alignment: for instance, some who unknowingly sacrifice much in order to adapt to humanity, or who demand that all others do the same.