Have you ever read something and thought you understood, and then read the exact same thing a bit later in time and understood it differently, yet the words still said the same thing?
I've recently been struggling with concepts about God and this phenomenon has happened with me, for example, when reading Bible verses. And I have even written about concepts previously and thought I knew what I meant, and then I have revisited my writing as my thoughts have changed, and I have realised that the way I phrased my writing initially still meshes with my changed beliefs. Uncanny!
This is akin to motive. One may do good, for example, by volunteering, but in one's mind may expect monetary reward, and life then takes one on a journey, and in the end one may end up doing the same good, but one's heart has changed and one now does it for a different reason, which may be because one wants to and loves to.
I've recently been struggling with concepts about God and this phenomenon has happened with me, for example, when reading Bible verses. And I have even written about concepts previously and thought I knew what I meant, and then I have revisited my writing as my thoughts have changed, and I have realised that the way I phrased my writing initially still meshes with my changed beliefs. Uncanny!
This is akin to motive. One may do good, for example, by volunteering, but in one's mind may expect monetary reward, and life then takes one on a journey, and in the end one may end up doing the same good, but one's heart has changed and one now does it for a different reason, which may be because one wants to and loves to.
The outward expression is the same, but the underlying reasoning has changed.
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