Dear Colleagues,
I may be straying slightly from the subject, and if so, please accept my apologies. Having read Rog's posts, I am reminded of the subjectivity of the words decay, destruction, etc... It seems that it is the intention that precedes an action that determines whether the outcome is of Quality. For example, if I destroy the life of a fellow creature to feed my village, the "destruction" of the beast is of high biological Quality whereas the same action performed for the purpose of bringing back the head of the beast to demonstrate my hunting prowess to my fellow brethren, and thereby earn favours is without Quality. Yet, in each case the beast was destroyed in exactly the same manner. The only difference was intent. In the first instance, I am driven by compassion for my village and respect for the beast and the sacrifice he makes, albeit at my hand, by my intention to utilize the nutrition that his meat provides.
A more profound example would be the destruction that accompanies war. Although, civilized man and woman would prefer a world without war, wars still persist. However, it appears from observation that when a group is attacked and they retaliate from a position of vengeance, the outcome is of lower Quality resulting in a chronically re-igniting conflict. When compassion for the future potential victims is the motivating force resulting in decisive action which is less interested in punitive measures and more interested in ending the conflict completely and as quickly as possible, there is Quality.
Regarding cells and decay, it is a Quality event when the cells of the human body decay each seven years to make room for newer cells -also when bacteria and other organisms destroy a corpse to both cleanse and revitalize the environment. Even the bacteria and viruses that cause disease, often strengthen the host that survives and provide immunity through evolution to his descendants. However cancer raises the question of intention at the cellular level. The cancer cell seems hell-bent on an all consuming mission, without reference to the whole, interested only in the self, and eventually destroying both its host and, thereby, itself. It has lost its compassion. It was not content to live in harmony. Does this mean some cells have compassion while others do not?
IMHO, LILA is about creation and the moral responsibility of the creator for his creation. The catalyst for creation (Dynamic Quality) is passion; and the catalyst for creative responsibility (necessary to sustain a viable Static Quality) is compassion.
Regards,
The Bard
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