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Your Relationship with Desire Shapes Your Impact
You want stuff. It’s only human.
I want stuff too. I’m only human.
But I bet the ‘stuff’ that you want isn’t necessarily stuff, objects, hunks of physical reality. Or at least, it’s not ALL of what you want.
You want impact. You wouldn’t be reading this if you didn’t.
We all start off as little desire machines. We want to be fed, have our diaper changed. We want to be loved.
While that last one doesn’t change, our other desires do shift. We want toys, then electronics, then cars, then houses.
All that stuff is nice. But it doesn’t address the heart.
The essence of who you are calls out for something more. You desire impact.
The thing is, as you grow up, your relationship with desire shifts. As an infant, it’s just a naked wanting for basic care. I hope that you weren’t left wanting, that your basic needs were met.
As you grew, and your desires increased beyond those basic ones, you had experiences where your desires weren’t fulfilled. You wanted that girl to be your friend. You wanted to excel in a sport. You wanted to go to a good college.
You may have been told not to want, that your desires were too much, not reasonable, more than…
