You are continually being aware of or being confronted with the value of the activities in your life. The things you spend your time, or your money on, is it worth it? How much time you spend doing this or that, what you’re doing, all of these things become thrown into a new value system. The value of this self-discovery is the highest value. Isn’t this what he means when he says ‘What will it profit you if you gain the whole world but lose yourself?’ (Mt 16:26) The cost of your true self, what value is that? You’ve achieved all your ambitions and goals or you’ve built a nice little tower of financial or emotional security for yourself, but what is the value of that if this essential human work is not being done in you? What can anyone give in exchange for self?
( Finding Oneself 1 Laurence Freeman )
