#61.2

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Something has shifted in me. The shift has been brought about by reading Steiner and his insights on the evolution of the world. It is the only thing which has made sense to me. Not only did he correctly read what was going on at the time, but he also predicted the future. The reason why no one takes him seriously is because he spoke about the spirit. This is not to say I don't disagree with him on some points, but his insight into the state of the world and why it is is the explaination which makes the most sense to me right now. Based on this new information, I am going to have to rethink how days and my life - we live our lives in the way we live our days and this means that everything has to be relooked. Maybe I keep the entire structure, maybe I throw it out. Maybe somethings I keep and others I throw.

We shall see.

My main question is going to be how can I engage with the world, acknowledging its spirituality in a constructive way which brings my life meaning and which brings the spirit stream into the world? Everything in my life up to now has been very much about finding contentment on a personal level - I do things which I believe bring meaning and which I can feel that I am walking an ethical path - the spiritual side has been sporadic I think. But I need to think about it.

I need to stop being drawn and to start drawing. Literally. The first thing I have to notice is that very few things in the world around me now, despite it having becoming exponentially more, are driven from this recognition of the spirit. They are driven by artifice, even the things which have good intentions. They do not go deep enough. People live on the surface more and more. There is less and less which is contributing to the general benefit of human beings. I must think about how I work to do this. It will come to me in a run, I know this.

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