The Initial Encounter
He came across what he would later call “the void.” At first, it had no delineation, no markings, nothing unusual except one striking feature—a sense of urgency. This urgency was unsettling for him, a wanderer without any sense of urgency, deadlines, or destinations. His existence was characterized by aimless wandering, free from the constraints of time and obligations. The sudden sense of urgency was profoundly discomforting.
The Realm of Ideas and Conditions
He was well-acquainted with the realm of ideas and initially assumed that a specific condition must be responsible for this sense of urgency. However, he would later discover that this was not the case. Voids exist independently of conditions. The sense of urgency he experienced was not tied to any particular state or circumstance but was a phenomenon in its own right.
Understanding the Void
A void is the phenomenon of the abandonment of ideas. As a wanderer, he made a poor actualizer. He was acutely aware of this, knowing that his destiny was to wander, not to engage in the process of actualization. Over time, he noticed that voids became more frequent in his travels. This increase was due to the phenomenon of ideas abandoning his mental space. Ideas do not linger for long if they sense they will not be actualized. Their primary purpose is to actualize, and if they predict that their host will be ineffective in this role, they move on, leaving behind a void.
The Symbiotic Relationship with Ideas
The interaction between humans and ideas is inherently symbiotic. Humans benefit by serving as actualizers for ideas, which in turn seek to be actualized through human actions. Ideas do not rush the process with actualizers. They aim to habituate the actions necessary for their actualization without any sense of urgency.
The Human Reaction to the Void
A sense of urgency is a distinctly human reaction to the void. When all purposeful ideas abandon an individual, leaving only the life-sustaining ones, a void is experienced. This void is marked by a sense of urgency, a signal that no purposeful idea has taken residence within the person. This urgency is not a property of the ideas themselves but a reaction to the void itself. It is a conscious phenomena.
Conclusion
In essence, the void represents the absence of ideas willing to be actualized by their host. For a wanderer, the frequent encounter with voids underscores a life devoid of the purpose and direction that comes from actualizing ideas. The sense of urgency felt in these moments is a profound marker of this existential state, highlighting the symbiotic nature of our relationship with the ideas that inhabit our mental space.