"The vision architects the vision architects.”
“The vision architects the vision architects.”
Image from the New York Public Library
It was almost midday when I woke up to download that message.
I remember feeling perplexed from introspecting what it meant until it landed hours later.
It’s a beautiful reminder of how we, as co-stewards of the New Earth, are not just birthing the vision together.
We’re also being shaped by our visions themselves.
It may be humbling for us sometimes to experience the hardships and struggles that come along with what we’re launching for the betterment of society.
However, it is through this process itself that we are being called to grow and expand and leave those that do not serve it.
Perhaps happiness isn’t the end goal of it all.
Sure, happiness is a beautiful thing to have—but I see it as a byproduct of liberation.
That liberation comes from knowing that everything is temporary, and that we have always been more capable of choosing for our lives than we think we are.
And so, if liberation precedes happiness, and non-attachment precedes liberation, then what do both of these have to do with the earlier message?
From how I see it, it’s this:
We do not let the vision be the one that dictates our worth.
It only is an extension of who we are, not a declaration of our worthiness and self-esteem.
Our visions nourish our souls, fill our cups, and bring us joy.
However, we may fall into the trap of letting it become the source of joy and happiness itself if we are not careful.
The attachment to the vision may cause us to press the wick containing the very flame from the spark within.
And so, happiness in our visions comes from liberating ourselves from having to prove our worth to the vision for it is already imbibed within us and holds a mirror for our expansion and growth.
As we let ourselves be architected by our visions and vice versa and enjoy this beautiful dance-like co-creation with the Divine, may this be a note to carry:
We are also Divine beings ourselves, and the recognition of our divinity lies in our acceptance of both our own humanity and the collective humanity.
If that’s the case, then we begin to continuously flow through the dance between ourselves and our collective visions—and remain childlike in our joy and wonder of it all.