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Aswad -> RE: Self-Mastery (12/28/2007 7:31:50 PM)
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ORIGINAL: xBullx
Our minds leave us to believe that even a God has limitations he must endure, the creature "Q" of Star Trek fame comes to mind.
The more you have, the less you stand to gain. The more power you have, the less you can strive for. The more you know, the less you can learn. And, perhaps most profound among such things: the more you have done, the less you have left to do. A life unlived has ultimate potential, but no accomplishments. A "perfect" life has no potential, but infinite accomplishments. Therein lies the closest thing to a final limitation that our minds can grasp, I think.
I think most good men strive toward the elusive goal of perfection.
But what would we do if it were attainable?
Do we fear succeeding?
Therein lies the final answer to the question of whether one would be a god or an animal, I think:
Would you shy away from perfection if it were within your reach?
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What if you had forever as your termination date, what if you couldn't imagine the vibrancy found within fear and uncertainty. Many of the factors that are discovered within our mortal beings might surely be found envious to a God.
Possession. It's the ultimate Reality TV. Or incarnation (angels falling to Earth?). Basically, you can either watch people live their lives, or you can live them for them, or you can be born into their lives, time and time again. It all depends on what you might be able to do in such a state. Perhaps the creator of all things walks among us, and always has, but ever in a state of self-inflicted amnesia, except between lives. Maybe we all are.
It depends on whether there is anything beyond yourself; if there isn't... well... ehyeh asher ehyeh...
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I love the idea of magic or supernatural powers. But is that truly beyond the gifts of a man?
Now, that's an interesting question, isn't it?
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Taking that into consideration, it almost sounds boring to be a God.
Not so much boring as different; I doubt the term boring has much meaning in such a state. Certainly, if being a god entails stepping outside time, some concepts must be left behind. In truth, a god of the ultimate scale is perfect in the sense of being complete, finite and done, all permutations of all time already contained within. But I doubt that is what NG was asking about. Anyway, if you get too bored, why not take up gardening?
I hear there was fertile soil for that on the plains of Edin, a few thousand years ago.
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Wait, what about the Herculean effect? Could I get some of this half and half thing going on around here? That might prove rather awesome.
You take Hercules, Ron takes Thor, and I'll take Uriel?
Who will be the fourth horseman? [;)]
Health,
al-Aswad.
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