As Professor Corrigan drew and discussed the “Levels of Being” diagram in class I realized how much it really does relate to us. Just as the outer layer of the earth makes up only about 1 percent of its composition so the “outer self” of humans only makes up 1 percent of humans. These also relate in the sense that it is the first thing that you see. You’re able to judge the appearance right away. See its beauty and faults. It’s the easiest level to get to because it’s right there before you. But the inner layer is more difficult to get to and takes more time. You must get to know people on a deeper layer to see this part of them. This part of people makes up the most of them. What people do, say, and think come from this level.
As me and my group members were discussing some the actions and qualities of Twinkle in the story This Blessed House one of them said something about how Twinkle seemed to drink a lot. Though we considered this an outer layer quality at first we discovered that it’s very likely that this probably stemmed from a struggle or insecurity she was dealing with on her inner level. We talked about how Twinkle’s constant excitement could simply be a cover up of some hurt she was experiencing. Many times people try to hide their hurt by changing the appearance of their outer layer to seem happy or content.
Professor Corrigan also talked about the core of a person being “self in God”. Just as this is the very deepest part of the earth and the most difficult and dangerous part to get to the core of a person is much the same. Oftentimes people never fully establish who they are in God. Because God is so magnificent and so great I don’t believe anyone can ever fully establish this part of themselves. No matter how close you are in your walk with Christ there is always something new to learn and more room to grow. Continual development in this area is incredibly important, however. Though you can never fully develop it the stronger rooted you are in this area, in Christ the more stable you are as a person. You are able to know who you are and what your purpose is in life. As you develop this area and know more about what you stand for it becomes easier for others to see the inner layers of who you are.
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It's very true that we a lot of the times, only see a person's 'outer core' because I think often in our world we are hurt by someone and we then close our hearts off to everyone, even including God sometimes. But maybe if we trusted God and only opened up to the people He instructed us to then we would understand and value the intimacy that we are supposed to have with the right people and our lives wouldn't be filled with so much hurt that is actually brought on by ourselves. It's an interesting way to look at it though that the hurt is underneath a 'crust' that is hard but so easy to break through because it's only 1% afterall right?
ReplyDeleteIt's kind of like digging for buried treasure. In order to find the riches of the earth, you need to take the time to reach the uttermost parts of it. Similarly, in order to really get to know someone you need
ReplyDeleteto dig deep into their inner selves.