DO YOU SEE HOW INFINITE YOU ARE?

Thoughts on Identity and active living

That was the question Yagyu Sekishusai asked Miyamoto Musashi (Takezo) when he sought direction in life in chapter 102 of the manga Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue. I highly recommend reading this manga if you haven’t yet, and if you’re more of a book fan, read Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa as the manga is based on this novel.

It’s been over 2 years since I read this chapter but this question has stuck with me since then, I had a different world view then, but I’ve always understood it the same way; You are anything, you can be anything. Right now, while pushing myself through the motions of change, this question is my corner stone (I literally made the image my screensaver). I want to be reminded that I can create my reality, and it can be any reality I want. I can do anything. I want to be reminded that I am infinite.

There is this concept I discovered from

Recovering Overthinker

(been following his content for over 2 years and he is a true gem to social media); To actively engage in life. To take control of your life and stop being a passenger. Now, I admit, I’m not in complete control of my life right now, but pairing these two ideas together gives me sort of a starting point; I am infinite, and I can take control over what is present in that “infinite”. This relieves a lot of the anxiety of not knowing what will happen next. I feel like I can get back to where I was a few months back and build myself stronger than I ever have. Learn to love more, to feel more, to create more, to judge less and to express more. Of course I’m scared but if I let that fear take over me then I will just be alive not living, and I don’t want this to happen. I want to live, to know what it means to feel life.

If you got to this point I’d appreciate it if you give me a comment on what the question means to you. I’d love to hear some different points of view.