12/31/2023 0 Comments Live and thrive meaning![]() To prepare for battle, knowledge of the conditions is essential and in the battle of life the defining feature is change. The state of the outer world, the inner world of our psyche and the interaction between the two are forever in flux. In this video we will explore how to achieve this ultimate of feats. For as Jung notes, life is hard, there is nothing that can be done about this, but we can choose how we face up to the battle of life and depending on our chosen approach the hard life can become a good life. But lest this conception of life bring us down, we should also recognize that full participation in the battle of life is what produces meaning and fulfillment. In many ways life is a battle. A battle against our self-destructive tendencies, our weaknesses and fears. A battle against our mortal nature and the limits of time. A battle against bad habits and people who try to pull us down. And depending on the period of history in which we live, a battle for our freedom against enslavement by tyrants. “It is no more possible to make life easy than it is to grow a herb of immortality.” Carl Jung, Civilization in Transition The following is a transcript of this video.
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