Timelessandtimebound
1. Value- money;
Timelessvaluesarethosewhichhavenoexpirationoreverfalloutofgood
gracesofanysociety/culture.Tellingthetruthnevergoesoutofstyleorvalue-it
isoneofthebasictenetsoflivingwithothersbecausetruthisneededtokeep
thingssafeandsane.Respectholdsapeopletogether-ifthereisnorespect,
thereisnoorderoraccomplishment;fearmightruleforawhilebuteventually
peopleunderduressfindwaystoovercomeorescapetheduress.Ifthereis
respect,changescanoccurnaturallyasneededbutfearjustspawnsdistrustand
arefusaltoworktogether.Patriotismshouldbeatimelessvaluebutdespotsand
dictatorshavealtereditsperceptionandnowpeoplearenotproudtobefroma
countryorculturebutnowfeeltheymustconquerallothersinfavoroftheirown
makingofeternalconflictanddistrust.Familyisatimelessvaluebecauseit
teachesloyalty,loveandtolerance;ifsomeoneinyourfamilyisanoutsider,you
learnfromhimandithelpsdefineyourownstandardsandfamilystandards.
Tolerancehasabadnamethesedaysbutinthepastofhumanhistory,being
abletotoleratethosewithdifferencesfromyourownperspectiveallowsacoming
togetherordeepdivisiontooccurandiftoleranceisallowedtobeused,thenthe
problemmightjustbeworkedthroughforthebestofall.Self-respectallowsyou
tobethebestpersonyoucanbeandacceptaplaceintheworldwhileallowing
subtledifferencestobeallowedandaccepted.
Recognizingthedifferencesbetweenegoicvaluesandawakenedvalues:
- Examplesofegoicvaluesare:acquiringorhangingontomore
stuff/money/beauty.Valuesarecompetition,beingunderstood,beingloved,
havingcontrol,beingavictim,beingavictimizer.Blame,judgmentand
condemnation.Ultimatelywhategovaluesmorethananythingelseis
separation.Temporarilybeingcaughtinbelievinganegoicvalueisnota
sin,it’smerelymissingthemark.
- Awakenedvalueshaveno“should”or“shouldn’t”inthem.Examplesofwhat
spiritfindsvaluablearetruthfulness,unity(becauseitisatruth:everythingwe
experienceisamanifestationofineffablespirit),freedom(notonlyforoneself,
butforallbeings),peace,gratitude,love.
Insimpleterms,timelessvaluesarevirtuesthatpeopleofmostcultureshave
respectedformanycenturies.Honestyisanexampleofatimelessvalue.
Societiesaroundtheglobetendtoconsiderhonestyavirtue,andholdcontempt
forliarsandthieves.
2. Style-d
esign;
Designissomethingeternalwhichissaidtoevolvethroughtheperiodoftimebut
itisalwaysacycle whichstartsevolvinganditrepeatshistoryitselfindifferent
ways.Inend,historyrepeatsitself.
Styleistimebound;itdependsonthepowerofthepeople'sauthoritybut
sometimesStyleistimeless.Ittranscendsgenerations-it'senduring.Ifyou're
thinkingaboutfashion,it'softhemoment.Andthatdoesn'tmeanthatit'snot
importantattimestoembracetrendsandthattypeofthing,butstyleisless
abouttrendsthanitisabouthowyoucarryyourself.
3. Gooddeeds- fame;
Gooddeedswhatpersondoesiseverlasting,lateactorcomecomediansirvivek
waspopular,famousbutevenafterhisdemisehisgooddeedswereknownby
thepeoplewherefameistemporarywherethousandsofpeoplearestar;asjust
asstars,someshinesobrightforlongtimesomedon'tactually.
Fameistemporary,makeitlongtermbyputtingsmilesonpeople'sheartsand
helpingothersbyexpectingnothinginreturn.Befamousandunforgettablefor
yourUnconditionalLove.-Arsinami.