Man in relation to himself

The secular man juxtaposes himself to another man. In doing so he defines himself and in himself he is only relative in relation to his comparison of the other man. There is no absoluteness about him, whether it be the quality of his speech or the ability to persuade. All that he is, is relative in comparison to the other man. His desires are the desires of the man he compares himself to. His intellect is subject to the same sense of resourcefulness as his comparator. In fact, in all levels he seems to be a spitting image of the man next to him. They are one in mind for their desires, and thus their purpose is a shared one. If one man wins the other loses. Life, for the secular man, is a game of relative gains and relative losses. And, since life is about winning and losing (whether it be accumulating wealth, gaining prominence amongst peers or even being allowed to dictate as you gain more power) you are absolutely a prisoner to your goals.  It then should come as no surprise when we feel wounded when we are defeated. And to be honest, we are only defeated because we have lost perspective on the things that ought to matter. We build castles for wealth, power and status and we come to worship them. We want to personify these aspects and we spiritualise that which is only material and finite. You have been a fool desiring spiritual food but substituting it for the material. You cannot stomach this for much longer. It will make you ill and sometimes you will never recover from it. Be careful not to fall for the illusion that this world creates. Do not be blinded by sorcery. This world has nothing to offer but lies. The spiritual man looks beyond the temptations of the world and understands that his flesh must adhere to the material world. However, he is able to separate his soul from the finite and in doing so there is an absoluteness about him. There is a certainty of life. God offers us eternal life. We just so often choose the world's alternative offering of short term fulfilment.