Often we see words in the TNK such as “land”, “nation(s)”, “earth”, and “city” or “cities” for example. What do these things mean within the context of the TNK? Is there a common thread between these that can help us understand the TNK differently than we would typically? The answer is “yes!”
We all answer to the call of the ego and try to fulfill its requirements; it desires to be satisfied. Every motion and adjustment in our lives is an answer to a desire set by the ego. Now we need to realize that our ego is centered on the individual (the “I”). Yet our nature also desires us to unify with others. The ego needs an audience to flatter itself. So in one sense it wants to be alone and away from others yet it needs others in order to be an individual. An individual cannot be an individual unless there are other individuals. So it needs others to set itself apart from others.
The ego wants food, drink, and shelter. But it cannot obtain it without others to help. The ego wants to procreate. But it needs another to do that. The ego wants power and that can only be accomplished with others around to control. The ego wants to be a loner yet the Creator has made sure it requires others in order to accomplish the ego’s desires. It is forced into a paradox, it must recognize others.
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