Look at this photo—tell me it’s not a masterpiece. The sand dunes of Namibia reveal an ascetic beauty in bold contrast. Reality outshines Photoshop, art, or dreams.
But without the photographer’s eye, nature’s magnificence would vanish into oblivion.
A phenomenon takes shape only when a person becomes aware of it. Otherwise, the universe’s potential remains locked within itself, never manifesting. The ouroboros forever bites its own tail.
This is true not just of the world around us but also of the one inside us.
"Vision is the foundation. Without it, growth is impossible," my therapist once explained. Without self-awareness, a person drifts through life like a jellyfish, a tumbleweed, or a glacier—just a chain of physical and chemical reactions. Nothing more.
To truly live, a man must wake up and rise above instinct.
The gaze shapes human potential like a sculptor’s chisel on marble. Inert matter comes to life. A rough stone gains direction, purpose, structure, and beauty. But what sparks the desire to open one’s eyes?
More often than not, it’s suffering. A breaking point comes when, despite all efforts, the gap between what a man desires and what he actually gets grows unbearable.
Personal transformation happens faster and with less pain when another person’s gaze guides and supports your own. Like two axes, they intersect to form a new system of coordinates.
It’s no coincidence that the first line of the Gospel of John reads:
"Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος."
One translation:
"In the beginning was the Logos, and the Logos was with God, and the Logos was God."
Logos is awareness, will, the act of awakening the world to life.
Yours sincerely,
-Alexander
About me:
As a business therapist, I help tech founders quickly solve dilemmas at the intersection of business and personality, and boost company value as a result.
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