Self-evident Truth #1
50 Key Questions Only We The People Can Answer
SELF-EVIDENT TRUTH #1
THE ACTUALITY PRINCIPLE
No organism will survive, in the long-term,
without first having reached a state of consciousness
wherein it perceives its environment
as it actually is and responds accordingly.
Above, you will find a definition of what I refer to as the “Actuality Principle.” Let’s examine the key words closely.
Organism – Any complex thing or system having properties and functions determined not only by the properties and relations of its individual parts, but by the character of the whole that they compose and by the relations of the parts to the whole. A form of life considered as an entity. Any organized body or system conceived of as analogous to a living being.
Survive – To remain or continue in existence or use. To get along or remain healthy, happy, and unaffected in spite of some occurrence.
Long-term – Covering a relatively long period of time.
Without - With something absent or lacking.
First - Before some other thing or event. Before all others or anything else.
Reached - To come to or arrive at in some course of progress or action.
State – The condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes.
Consciousness – Awareness of one’s own existence, sensations, thoughts, and surroundings. Awareness of something for what it is. Full activity of the mind and senses. The thoughts and feelings, collectively, of an individual or of an aggregate of people.
Perceive – To become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses. To recognize, discern, envision, or understand.
Environment – The aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences. All external factors surrounding and affecting a given organism at any time. The social and cultural forces that shape the life of a person or a population.
Actually – Existing in act or fact. As something exists now. Reality.
Respond – To reply or answer in words or by actions. To exhibit some action or effect as if in answer to a stimulus.
Accordingly – In agreement with. In conformity with.
Putting that all together:
No living person or system can remain in existence for very long without first having arrived at a level of full, realistic awareness of their own existence, sensations, thoughts, and surroundings and then responding accordingly after having done so.
In other words, in order for America to continue to exist in the long-term, it must consciously ascertain its place in the world and then respond accordingly after having done so.
In short, (i) America must first wake up and realistically examine its present situation and (ii) then act accordingly.
It is my present contention that America has failed to do either one for a very long time.
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