A Failure to Communicate

There is this phenomenon, which has been inherent in us forever, where we disconnect internally from what we are doing.  The gospels refer to something about the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing; and these were written before 300 AD.  This phenomenon is also recognized by the writings of the Fourth Way.  It is easily explained in the language of the 4th Way in that personae often act independently.

There is also the importance of  "the Word."  We are unique among living organisms in that we have and use words to communicate.  Words that can be written and then read thousands of years later, translated by scholars from one language to another.  These same words have another purpose or function.  I call it homogenization.

The aforementioned phenomenon is caused by a lack of internal communication.  I can infer that the Director persona has the responsibility, among many others, to provide communication among the various other personae who are active at any given time.

This can be thought of as attention; when the Director is doing his job, the active personae are attentive to the action and work in concert.  All the personae involved are cooperating to fulfill the actions being taken.

Distractions cause disparate actions and the realization that something "went wrong," or wasn't done, or cannot be remembered at the moment.  (Why was it that I came in here?)  It is the Director who gets distracted and fails in his duty from time to time.  And we say, "I was distracted."

Distraction can be instantaneous and of short duration or of longer duration and lead one on a path of activities far afield of where one started out to go.  Understanding distraction can help to minimize the effect.  At least five different categories of distraction are described in detail in writings of the 4th Way and can be verified by observing one's own actions.  My advice would be to research them.

Realizing the importance of "the Word," as a concept of internal communication among the personae active in the moment, is a step toward producing results that help one achieve aim.  Aim is another discussion to be addressed later.