As a spiritual being, you are always doing one or the other. You reach out to create a desirable experience and you withdraw when you experience rejection or pain.
If that sounds like the basic elements of a game, you are on the right track. From Merriam-Webster, A game is a physical or mental competition, a field of gainful activity, or an activity for amusement. The game of organic life is played by living units which are reaching or withdrawing in response to commands from spiritual influences.
Since the game of life is being played by immortal spirits, the game is unending but the pieces, players, and playing fields are constantly changing over time. As a participant, you are always reaching or withdrawing and your state of awareness determines whether you are doing either on your own determination.
When life in a body becomes too painful, we withdraw to a purely spiritual state. When life as a spirit becomes too painful we withdraw to a passive state of non-existence or being nothing. At every level of existence, the condition of the spirit is a matter of choice determined by its past experiences and by its willingness to create new effects. When a spirit no longer desires to create new effects, it is withdrawing and becoming the effect of others’ intentions.
We who are animating bodies go through a long period of unconscious reaching and withdrawing in response to environmental stimuli. When the environment is favorable, we reach out and flourish by exchanging services and goods with others. When the environment is hostile or unfavorable to exchange, we withdraw, seeking a safer, more comfortable state. When we have nothing else to exchange with others, we withdraw from that game of life and seek a new playing field and new partners.
This cycle is repeated over and over with players who master the rules of exchange achieving longer periods of reaching and higher levels of satisfaction. Spirits who understand the power of beneficial exchange create effects that last for a very long time. Spirits who create effects that others cannot experience easily find themselves experiencing counter-intention and being forced to withdraw. If you can consult your past experiences, you will discover that all of your losses and painful memories stem from creating experiences that others could not experience easily.
If you enjoy reaching out instead of withdrawing, you need to find what others are willing to experience and provide that service or product. If you cannot provide a service or product that others desire, you need to withdraw and find a new game to play. As an immortal being, you need to exercise your power of choice and find a game that allows you to reach and create the effects you wish. If you choose wisely, you can increase your ability to reach and your abilities and satisfaction with your existence will increase.
If you withdraw from existence, there is nothing to reach for and no satisfaction. The game is over until you decide to exist again.
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