Dunbar's number and you.

Dunbar's number and you.

"Dunbar's number is a suggested cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships—relationships in which an individual knows who each person is and how each person relates to every other person." 150 stable relationships. Link  here. This number speaks to me as a calling of the higher path where we strive to sonder our peer's across the globe. I hate that I have to use this quote but I feel that it highlights this issue perfectly. From one of history's greatest monsters Joseph Stalin: "One death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic" I really really hate this guy. I will always be fascinated by him like we are a black hole. There is no completion for who is the most evil person ever. I say that because of the stick in my own eye. He really is a insight into the depths of public darkness that we all can fall into. This is why Jesus talks about the narrow way because this alternate path has a inertia all its own. We must be mindful of our own blindness and our own cruelty no matter how small or banal. I have no concept of the evil or good I have done in this life. But regardless I will always reach for the light not for me but for everyone I can help find the light. I can't speak for everyone's path but for me the job is to make sure my neighbor cup runneth over before I see mine full. Not because I am better but because I have had my fair chances at the Kingdom of heaven and I must repay my debt to God and my peers. We are our brothers and sisters keeper we will never measure up to the love and grace of the Lord.

I spent that paragraph warming ya'll up to the idea of that we scientifically are only able to maintain 150 stable relationships with other people. This is potentially a hard number in the way we process our peers as human. We are more than our physical bodies. We are immortal beings in mortal containers, every action we take in this world in a reflection or imprint on our immortal souls. This is kindergarten folks never forget that. We have to make sure as make as many people as we can get to the other side of grace is not out of greed or desire for betterment for ourselves but because we are all children of the Lord. remember loving thy neigbor is the same as loving the Lord God. I have spent a long time in my life arguing this point form the most selfish perspective to save them in my own negative perspective of my peers. The line I would use is: " The most selfish thing you can do is look after your neighbor." This is actually a truth you can genuinely see this as a selfish act and that is the flaw with the argument I would use. The reality is always it's a act of faith you can never fool the Lord your heart will always be laid bare. We have to invest in our neighbors future not for ourselves but for them for that is truly the nature of selfless love. I will never say this is a easiest concept I struggle with it daily. We must learn to emulate the love of Christ, we will never achieve the heights of his love. However, we must try all the same this life is always a rollercoaster it goes up and it goes down as my dad said God bless him. This life is a gift and a lesson all wrapped in one. Never take for granted the love of God in this act. This is no small thing and we must do our best to rise to the occasion even if we will always fall short of the glory.

I love you all and wish nothing but the best for you.

With much gratitude and love Fox.

Be better than ape. Be God’s children.