Are you an object?

The world glorifies the, supposedly, ‘new-age’ virtues like ‘ruthlessness’, ‘jungle spirit’, and sets the ground for many to aspire to adopt them. 

We need to think: are these words worthy principles to aspire to? Or are they just reckless taglines that are at best, melodramatic. When we internalize these tag lines, don’t we objectify ourselves?


It is not about goals. In fact, we need goals. We must each have a goal. The question is: must we let the goal have us?
We often confuse determination with its evil twin: fixation. While determination is our ability to stand our ground while pursuing our goals. Fixation, on the other hand, is an unhealthy attachment to an ideal. Determination is to fixation what, perhaps, habit is to addiction. One is human and natural. The other, inflexible, and extracts ever-increasing costs. Costs we sometimes extinguish ourselves bearing. Determination is balanced and inclusive, while fixation is unbalanced and isolating.   
Again, the question: are you an object? It depends, do you have a goal or does the goal have you?