Lost in a Swarm | On Creation, Consumption, and Behavioral Truth
I learned early that creation carries a weight
That consumption never will.
That consumption never will.
Some present themselves through intention,
Yet reveal themselves through pattern.
Yet reveal themselves through pattern.
What they reach for,
What they avoid.
What they take,
Without offering anything in return.
These behaviors speak far louder
Than anything they say aloud.
The persona may be crafted with care,
But the shadow is always honest.
Hidden intentions are not always malicious.
More often, they are unconscious.
Some act from unexamined impulses,
From unmet needs they cannot name.
Many believe they are choosing freely.
In truth, they are only reenacting the familiar.
Jung warned...
That until the unconscious is made conscious,
It will direct our lives, and we will call it fate.
What we observe in others,
Is often the part they do not
Observe in themselves.
Their habits reveal their hunger.
Their patterns reveal their fear.
Their silences reveal their motive.
To witness this is not judgment.
It is understanding.
Creation, truth-seeking, and clarity,
Demand awareness.
Consumption requires none.
Perhaps that is why many reach for the fruit.
Yet...
Few ever learn the discipline
Of tending the roots.
Roots never lie.
What they avoid.
What they take,
Without offering anything in return.
These behaviors speak far louder
Than anything they say aloud.
The persona may be crafted with care,
But the shadow is always honest.
Hidden intentions are not always malicious.
More often, they are unconscious.
Some act from unexamined impulses,
From unmet needs they cannot name.
Many believe they are choosing freely.
In truth, they are only reenacting the familiar.
Jung warned...
That until the unconscious is made conscious,
It will direct our lives, and we will call it fate.
What we observe in others,
Is often the part they do not
Observe in themselves.
Their habits reveal their hunger.
Their patterns reveal their fear.
Their silences reveal their motive.
To witness this is not judgment.
It is understanding.
Creation, truth-seeking, and clarity,
Demand awareness.
Consumption requires none.
Perhaps that is why many reach for the fruit.
Yet...
Few ever learn the discipline
Of tending the roots.
Roots never lie.
A dichotomy, perhaps: lost in a swarm of people trying to eat the fruit without planting the tree.
Respectfully,
Sandy Hoffman
Writer. Creator. Architect.
The Unraveling Series™ Universe
Writer. Creator. Architect.
The Unraveling Series™ Universe
"Lost in a Swarm of People Trying to Eat the Fruit Without Planting the Tree" is a philosophical meditation on how unconscious behavior shapes identity, relationships, and creative ethics. Drawing from Jungian psychology and long-term observation of human patterns, the piece contrasts surface-level consumption with the disciplined labor of creation. Rather than judging behavior, it seeks to understand the unseen roots that drive repetition, avoidance, and imitation, asserting that true clarity arises only through awareness.
