Tuesday, December 17, 2024
I’ve come to realize that empathy is a superpower. The empath understands the accuser, the critic, the admirer, and the attacker – the so-called individual. It’s not always easy to practice empathy. That’s because most of us practice psychopathy, a feeling of alienation.
Psychopathy is separation. The psychopath relishes in the notion that “nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen.” They play a convincing role as the world’s only victim of suffering, not realizing the universality of it. On the other hand, there are the self-righteous. The self-righteous practice a different brand of psychopathy. The self-righteous practice superiority. They are “teachers,” “geniuses,” believing that they are offering something unique. That’s what makes writing a blog like this so difficult, yet funny. How do I write without coming across like I have wisdom that the reader doesn’t already? Why read it?
I can only write from a place of surrender. I don’t succumb to defeat, but rather surrender the idea of “me.” There is no Ryan, the alleged author of MyMorningMotivator. I surrendered that identity. These words are yours. If they resonate, this teacher/student dynamic is going on within you. You are revealing truth (or false), even though they appear as “my” words.
If I were to speak, you’d hear “my” voice in your head. What’s the difference between mine and yours? Even if they were Solomon’s words, ultimately they are ownerless, and you realize there is no difference between self and other. Diving into wisdom, sacred writing, and words that resonate makes you the author, or the authority over what they mean. It’s like memorizing a Bach piece. Who is this so-called “Bach?” The empath knows. The psychopath doesn’t. The empath knows there is only one genius, even if and especially if they appear like another so-called individual. The empath knows the so-called enemy too.