Economy: Weaknesses Transformed into Strengths

Characteristic Weaknesses Transformed into Strengths:

Virtues are natural to Man, and when desired, when called upon, when prayed for sincerely, deliberately and needfully induced, their messengers will beckon and their characteristics shall be grafted to our being. The weakness shall be restored into that which it was originally destined to become, as follows:

Thievery transformed pertains to empathetic responsiveness to the higher example - it does become the ability to characterise oneself thoroughly and entirely on such virtues which lie outside of one’s own egoic development. This in itself is a remarkable potential given to the being of Man; that he can indeed become in attribute the very best in that which the Cosmos has to offer. Not only can we ‘assume’ the most splendid of virtues, but also may we take on their personas, to be deified so purely, that the transformation is quite real and perfect within ourselves - not as replica, but within as a self-earned and qualified right.

Piracy is an attitude of coveting so acted upon, and the virtue which may become retrieved from this sin is that of selflessness. You see it is the assumption of piracy that one has desired something outside of their own domain and wishes to have it. It is also this perspective which can bring us to sympathies and honesties that embrace the worth of individuals who live independently from our own egos. We may begin to honor them as we would ourselves, and act (at times) on their behalf quite naturally because of it. It becomes a virtue of being able to appreciate this worth without needing to personally alter it or take it to ourselves - to give to that which we love, rather than desire to take from.

Grandiose delusions of self, of possessions and of ability actually inhibit the many layers of selfhood from realising their true worth, potential and glory. In time, when the individual has become far greater than his adopted portrayal, he will be content to appear as he is. At the root-core of this virtue we find contentment, which although it represents itself cosmically as a Grace, it is also quite active in Man by the nature of its effect both within and without the individual.

It is one thing to try to steal another’s glory by edging up that close to it, and wearing a little of its light; and another to become that light (with the necessary effort required) yourself. Effectively, it begins and ends with contentment.

One might ask: “But how can I improve if I am not discontent with my current position as to who I am?” However, discontentedness is only valuable as the springboard to such change and once that change has been evaluated, it needs the very contentedness within the self to carry it forward with the further strength and confidence required for the change. This can be found when the desire to be someone else has been exchanged for the stern evaluation of one’s own merits and worth… and the resultant contentedness will surely follow.