As I reflect upon some of these
aspects, I realize that all personal developments happen in
relations. We live in primary or secondary relations to each other.
It seems unreal to think of developing a sense of identity in
isolation.
The great commandments: "Love the
Lord, your God with all your heart, your mind and your strength"
and "Love your neighbour as yourself" reveal the core of
constructive relations: love + the object of love.
In the personal encounter, one meets
the other in a mutual recognition, but this also implies a mutual
responsibility. In essence this responsibility is moral: because the
other (person) confirms me, I am in debt, and responsible for the
good of the other. In meeting the Other (God), I also enter into a
mutual relationship, which is a truly defining encounter, for I face
my origin and the origin of love.
In all our roles in life, we live in
relations. In a sense, then, the core of my identity is not as much
in myself, as it is in this relation between myself and the other.
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In a series of thoughts I may reflect
on this from time to time, as we ponder the sacred space and time.
For who are we, that we should experience an audience with the King
of the Universe?
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