To Be is to Be Incomplete

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Claim

We are always in the process of becoming. Hopefully what we are trying to become is something we could be proud of, something we hope to be, values we want to embody Transcendence is the act of continuously becoming a better self.

Explanation

We will never be a "finished product", never end our to-do list, never reach our goals because even if we do, by the time we reach it, either we have changed, or there are new goals to reach.

Hoping to be complete is as useless as trying to stop a river—by stopping it we have killed it Living in harmony with natural processes enables wellbeing.

Why it matters

Therefore we should Focusing on process and consistency yields better results than obsessing over outcomes, knowing that it's the journey, not the destination that matters Freedom is a perpetual struggle between failure and transcendence. But most of all it requires self acceptance is necessary for growth of our limitations, of who we are, and that we are beings limited by time and mental capacity, that live in an ever-changing environment.

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Opposers

Some would say we're not moving at all—fixed mindset treats our capabilities as set from birth, with nothing left to become.

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