The cost of the aspiration to broaden one's own horizons
by Chun Ko Lin
Wide horizon
Even those individuals who have completely adapted their actions, behaviours, and thoughts to the frameworks accepted by the social environment still face a myriad of life's problems. No one on this planet is exempt from the challenges of living and surviving.
The friction between every body-mind organism and the entire universe is a law of life and a law of development in this fantastic magic and mystery of existence.
However, those who, in addition to accepting the recognised and established social frameworks, embark on further spiritual exploration of themselves or society, and the environment, encounter new additional challenges in life.
The cost of the desire to expand one's horizons beyond the standards of the social environment comes with new additional unknowns, new additional life complications, and new reactions from the environment.
It's good to know that every enthusiast working on expanding his horizons beyond those programmed by the social environment should be prepared to face additional problems in life. That's part of the game.
Anyone who decides to venture into unknown territories that are not yet socially accepted and discovered should be prepared for the environment to react and attempt to preserve the established worldview and power dynamics in society.
One of the many possible practical solutions for enthusiastic spiritual explorers of new horizons is to play a socially acceptable role in external life but to delve further into their research and follow only their own compass of interests that determines their further journey. However, even that is an additional complication and difficulty that the conformists do not have to face.
When the enthusiast researcher is aware and confronted with the cost of their endeavours and the additional difficulties they bring, it becomes easier to proceed with further research.
Because then disappears the heavy pressure carried by the question, "Why, despite my advanced research, new insights, and knowledge, do I still have so many additional problems?".
Of course, there is a point in personal evolution after which all things in the environment become simpler and clearer.