Dealing With Rejection

There are many reason why we are rejected, and why we reject others: aversion, fear, pride, having different responses … all these cause a disturbance in the programming. We haven’t actually done anything wrong, there is just a gap. How do we deal with that?

We cannot bridge that gap; it has to be mutual, but that doesn’t actually happen. Even in groups, a true meeting of minds is rare – merely going along with the groupthink isn’t a meeting of minds. Seeing life differently seems to cause a huge gap; even though it’s just about ideas, this has consequences.

We have to understand that people have fixed, confused views on life. As an example of a subtle difference of view, I heard a famous billionaire say, “We have to expand consciousness.” That rang alarm bells in my mind – consciousness cannot be expanded, only clarified.

This is where understanding the nature of mind and consciousness comes to the fore, and why empathy and compassion are necessary in our conduct in order to remain in wisdom.

What we are dealing with is our rejection and then acceptance of our own self-image. We’re seeing life in a different way, and there are levels of working with that.

Some people are materially aware, some mentally aware, and some consciously aware, and even within those categories, there are divisions of inferior, middling and superior understanding.

Whether we know it or not, we’re all in the process of finding our true reality. We are a moveable feast, and this is uncomfortable for those who believe we are fixed entities.

Dealing with others’ rejection is an evolutionary process, as long as we do not reject them.
Actually, being rejected is a indication that we’re not just followers, and that’s such a relief. 🙂