Ashim ShankerWhat are the units of ontology really that I should be a part of a whole, but not be, in all my awareness, chiefly the whole unto itself?
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When you ask yourself what the units of ontology really that I should be a part of a whole, but not be, in all my awareness, chiefly the whole unto itself, you are asking yourself how you should relate to the world. Asking whether or not your awareness of the world is all there is. When you ask yourself this question, you are also asking whether or not there is something larger than yourself. One who finds little meaning in life finds themselves asking these questions as well. To those who believe there is nothing larger than themselves, they will feel as if they are the only ones left in the world.
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