Being vs. Doing
"...we are HUMAN BEINGS not HUMAN DOINGS !"- Boris Krumov
I was reading articles this morning online and came across this line in a comment section. The caps signals very clearly that Boris had a lot of passion behind his words. That is probably why it resonated with me.
So what is the difference?
We tend to be “crazy busy” in our lives. The tendency is to move from one task to another without pausing to think about what we have done, its effects, or learned. Action is valued more that understanding and learning. As Boris says, we are HUMAN DOINGS.
The HUMAN BEING portion of the quote implies that there is more to us than just doing. Maybe we should be freer to be rather than do? Unfortunately, being costs money and without doing there is no being.
In the end I believe that we need to seek paths that will allow us more time for being than just doing. Paths that fit our ways better than expecting us to change our way into fitting.
Today’s question is:
“Are you BEING instead of just DOING?
"...we are HUMAN BEINGS not HUMAN DOINGS !"- Boris Krumov
I was reading articles this morning online and came across this line in a comment section. The caps signals very clearly that Boris had a lot of passion behind his words. That is probably why it resonated with me.
So what is the difference?
We tend to be “crazy busy” in our lives. The tendency is to move from one task to another without pausing to think about what we have done, its effects, or learned. Action is valued more that understanding and learning. As Boris says, we are HUMAN DOINGS.
The HUMAN BEING portion of the quote implies that there is more to us than just doing. Maybe we should be freer to be rather than do? Unfortunately, being costs money and without doing there is no being.
In the end I believe that we need to seek paths that will allow us more time for being than just doing. Paths that fit our ways better than expecting us to change our way into fitting.
Today’s question is:
“Are you BEING instead of just DOING?
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