More Chronos Kairos talk
What makes you happy and a good use of your time?
We need to ask ourselves, if we are spending our limited time here. Not here. Online. I mean on this existence plane.
I know, I know. Dude whats with the "use your time" stuff. Hear me out.
In Japan they have Ikigai. Translates to "A reason for being" Iki meaning Alive; Life and Kai meaning effect or result. It is a 4 ring intersection of the following.
What you Love, What you are good at, What can get you paid, and What the world needs. The 4 aspects are; Passion, Profession, Mission and Vocation. (a strong feeling or suitability for occupation). Where all these intersect you get Ikigai. A deep and lengthy search of self for satisfaction and meaning to life.
If …show more content…
Like cattle. As he said.
This is not only for those that are graduating or changing jobs its for all us.
This is a helpful way to look at time. Adding lots of moments with meaningful fulfilling content. Not chasing that dream at the end of a long hard life. Again more Kairos and less Kronos.
Other texts talk about this concept of different measurements of time. Ancient Sanskrit warned you of Kala. (their Chronos) A demon who stole the elixir of immortality. She dances on corpses with a necklace of skulls and body parts.
The bible's original Greek translation has distinction between Kairos versus Chronos time. Meaning a purposeful time not a length measurement.
Sometimes we get comfortable with routine. You find yourself doing things because "That the way its always been" or because its a "tradition". We grow a resistance to Kairos because we fear change. We fail to be like Bruce Lee said, "like water" or like a mirror. In other words adapt to your environment. Because traditions can lead to ignorance or blind obedience.
Mike Rowe the Dirty jobs guy is pretty passionate about this. I heard him talking about the problem with giving degrees to people and sending them out to the work force. He cares enough to do …show more content…
Material goods become a painkiller to dull the edges, a consolation prize in place of a real, fulfilling life."
This is why we need to understand the hollow Chronos existence of Saturn worship. What the media and adds tell you to do. The materialistic pursuit for joy you go on.
A Chuck Palahniuk novel. I know, I know. I like the Flight Club book, there is a lot of important messages.
If you are not familiar with the Fight Club film. It is about the Psychological break down. And his rejection of social capitalistic norms. (Oh. its also about a secret underground group that meets, fights. And plots to destroy credit card records buildings erasing all debt. Or a historical museum depending on film or book .)
The Tyler character frees the main character from society.
"I'd rather kill you than see you working a shit job for just enough money to buy cheese and watch television."
The fake scary American Dream illusion.
What makes you happy and a good use of your time?
We need to ask ourselves, if we are spending our limited time here. Not here. Online. I mean on this existence plane.
I know, I know. Dude whats with the "use your time" stuff. Hear me out.
In Japan they have Ikigai. Translates to "A reason for being" Iki meaning Alive; Life and Kai meaning effect or result. It is a 4 ring intersection of the following.
What you Love, What you are good at, What can get you paid, and What the world needs. The 4 aspects are; Passion, Profession, Mission and Vocation. (a strong feeling or suitability for occupation). Where all these intersect you get Ikigai. A deep and lengthy search of self for satisfaction and meaning to life.
If …show more content…
Like cattle. As he said.
This is not only for those that are graduating or changing jobs its for all us.
This is a helpful way to look at time. Adding lots of moments with meaningful fulfilling content. Not chasing that dream at the end of a long hard life. Again more Kairos and less Kronos.
Other texts talk about this concept of different measurements of time. Ancient Sanskrit warned you of Kala. (their Chronos) A demon who stole the elixir of immortality. She dances on corpses with a necklace of skulls and body parts.
The bible's original Greek translation has distinction between Kairos versus Chronos time. Meaning a purposeful time not a length measurement.
Sometimes we get comfortable with routine. You find yourself doing things because "That the way its always been" or because its a "tradition". We grow a resistance to Kairos because we fear change. We fail to be like Bruce Lee said, "like water" or like a mirror. In other words adapt to your environment. Because traditions can lead to ignorance or blind obedience.
Mike Rowe the Dirty jobs guy is pretty passionate about this. I heard him talking about the problem with giving degrees to people and sending them out to the work force. He cares enough to do …show more content…
Material goods become a painkiller to dull the edges, a consolation prize in place of a real, fulfilling life."
This is why we need to understand the hollow Chronos existence of Saturn worship. What the media and adds tell you to do. The materialistic pursuit for joy you go on.
A Chuck Palahniuk novel. I know, I know. I like the Flight Club book, there is a lot of important messages.
If you are not familiar with the Fight Club film. It is about the Psychological break down. And his rejection of social capitalistic norms. (Oh. its also about a secret underground group that meets, fights. And plots to destroy credit card records buildings erasing all debt. Or a historical museum depending on film or book .)
The Tyler character frees the main character from society.
"I'd rather kill you than see you working a shit job for just enough money to buy cheese and watch television."
The fake scary American Dream illusion.