- 20.03.2025
Navigating the Tension: The Boundary of Desire and Rejection
By immersing ourselves in the subtle world of desires, we realize that our sense of "want" is not limited to a mere striving for something, but represents a deep aspiration to affirm our essence through experience and pleasure. It is not simply the longing to receive something; rather, it is an attempt to fill life with wholeness, where every emotion plays an important role. However, if the intensity of this striving turns out to be insufficient, desire shifts into a state of rejection – into "don’t want". In this inner dialogue, we constantly compare our ambitions with reality, where the ideal of pleasure and the transience of experiences clash, causing a discrepancy between what we dream of and what we possess. It is precisely this tension that determines whether we remain in an active surge or sink into passivity. Ultimately, the boundary between desire and its absence is the result of our inner dialogue, in which the aspiration for the eternal and the absolute is constantly reevaluated in light of actual limitations. This process is dynamic and demonstrates the depth of our pursuit of self-expression, showing how almost imperceptible nuances of desire shape our perception of life.