TELOS
The dictionaries tell us that “telos”
is “The Ultimate Purpose”.
That, to which everybody and everything
is destined.
That, which is inherently our,
and everything's Destiny.
Mrs. Rosenblum is in the park,
walking with her two grand children.
By an acquaintance she is asked the
ages of the children and her answer is right to the “telosian point”:
“The doctor is 5 and the lawyer is
not quite 7.”
Although Mrs. Rosenblum is a most
determined lady, her pre-determination of the professions of her grand
children, is funny at best, but it is not “telos”.
Mrs. Rosenblum does not make “telos”
for her grand kids.
The “telos” or “ultimate destiny”
or “the End Goal” is inherent in everything, and cannot be
created or altered by anybody or anything. ( see: Aristotle ) not even by Mrs. Rosenblum.
No one knows the telos of anybody. Not
even they themselves know what their ultimate destiny is.
The Aristotelian definition of
existence, falls into four states:
- Inanimate ( rocks etc )
- Vegetative ( plant life )
- Animalistic ( all manner of Animal, except human )
- Human
Of the above only the fifth state of
existence is capable of “contemplating telos”, but incapable of
recognizing, nor altering their ultimate destiny.
Mrs Rosenblum is making a valiant
effort, but is doomed, according to Aristotle, to failure.
Unless:
Unless her hopes happen to be the same
as the two kids' telos.
Bertstravels
is the exception:
He knows his telos.
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