The case with the cup of tea and the Queen of England

Caring only about being fulfilled

By default, we are like children who like to put everything into their mouths. Our primary concern is to fulfill our insatiable, ever-growing desires, to grab and hold onto whatever e actually want. Who gives us what we want, from where and how we obtain it is secondary. Most of the time we are like pets, the most important is to be fed, who feeds us is less important.

Making contact with the source of the pleasure

The fact that the cup of tea was served in the presence of the Queen greatly magnifies the pleasure, and perhaps I can’t even tell what kind of tea it was, I might not even remember if I drank the tea in my excitement, all I remember that I spent that afternoon tea with the Queen of England.

Reciprocating the pleasure

Now imagine that I can use this occasion to somehow reciprocate this pleasure and give something back to that most important source, like receiving the opposition it to tell something nice to the Queen of England, something that truly touches her, gives her pleasure.

Making contact with our Source

Now, we have a very special “cup of tea” we receive every day, our very own existence in this reality. And most of the time we take this existence for granted, we do not even appreciate it unless we become sick, or our life is in danger.

Justifying our existence by justifying Nature’s perfection

We can reciprocate this perfection by attaining and fulfilling our unique Human, evolutionary role in Nature’s system, by fully integrating into it and becoming its conscious, objective witnesses that can justify its magnificent perfection.

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I am a Hungarian-born Orthopedic surgeon presently living in New Zealand, with a profound interest in how mutually integrated living systems work.

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Zsolt Hermann

I am a Hungarian-born Orthopedic surgeon presently living in New Zealand, with a profound interest in how mutually integrated living systems work.