Thanks Vineeto,
Firstly, I am starting to look at the “why” would be so invested in rejecting effort over time when mastering anything? Is it simply a two year old tantrum? Without actually being originally a tantrum?
I think it’s in the class of all those primordial type feelings and morals which form into religion, as you were writing about.
This is such a powerful paradigm to see all of the elaborate stories I tell myself about who I am!
It seems to me that it’s in the class of feelings which are very egalitarian, giving rise to the injunctions of humility etc.
Being excellent at something naturally can’t be helped, but trying and practicing and putting in effort seems to be cheating.
It sounds ridiculous, because it is ridiculous!
However, there is the aspect that excellence of skill for the purpose of feeling better than others, or seeking love, fame , recognition, also goes against some primordial “leveling “ morality.
An ancient “tall poppy syndrome “.
Perhaps it’s just the modern version. I am Australian after all.
Thanks for the encouragement. It is really giving me the space to look at this from a new perspective.
Cheers
Andrew