[Source] Challenges occur when the society can no longer progress through the common way, either because that society has experienced significant failure, degenerated due to incompetence...
In matters of life, as well as matters of the spirit, there is always the irrepressible need for the next step. There are two primary methods available for divining what that next step need be. When both fail, as they have today, mankind behaves as if he were afflicted.
The primary method available is the common way, whereby one bases their life choices according to society, however, it should be noted that there is another path, one largely unknown today, which we will refer to as the uncommon way.
The common way needs little introduction, for it is foundational to the very world view of society. One is so immersed within it, that one rarely even becomes aware of its existence. The uncommon way, in contrast, is that which relies on a higher power to direct the course of action. The common way involves the choice of recognizing skills and abilities, whilst training them into salable commodities. It is the realm of assessing options, and choosing one that best fits the criteria. In contrast, the uncommon way could be understood as something fleeting that is powerful yet unavailable to standard measurement. In direct terms, it can be equated to a hunch, intuition, a condition of letting go to allow oneself to be steered. The common way is the path of businessmen and politicians. The uncommon way is the path of the tracker, the artist, and the mystic.
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