The risk vs reward operates on one leve, but the origins of our creation are a call to rise to a greater potential.
Spirit and flesh. The flesh drives towards a certain goal; it's part of our nature. And yet, in subjugating and disciplining the flesh, we find a full unity with the source.
Self is not the only, or lasting motivation, imo.
When you realize that you are part of something greater than self, then selfless becomes real.
The risk vs reward operates on one leve, but the origins of our creation are a call to rise to a greater potential.
Spirit and flesh. The flesh drives towards a certain goal; it's part of our nature. And yet, in subjugating and disciplining the flesh, we find a full unity with the source.
Self is not the only, or lasting motivation, imo.
When you realize that you are part of something greater than self, then selfless becomes real.
My point is that a single goal can be looked at like a pizza pie. Each slice of the pie is a small sub-goal,