When I move primarily and conservatively from Ekos to Eros, and when the movement of Ekos to Eros is the dominant theme of my life, then, by implication, my sense of place takes precedence over my sense of promise, purpose, and progress.
In other words, the satisfaction of my needs takes precedence over the fulfillment of my desires.
What do I need? What must I do? More precisely, what do I need to satisfy soul? What must I do to satisfy soul?
First, I need a home. I need a place to eat, a place to wash, a place to sleep. I need a place to feel warm, physically and psychologically, and I need a place to feel safe and secure. But more than this, I need a place where I can satisfy my needs so that I might fulfill my desires.
Ekos, however, does not exist in isolation from Eros.
My sense of place requires, if not a sense of purpose or progress, then at least some sense of promise.
This is where Eros meets Ekos.
A sense of promise requires value, through quality, with interest in what is past, from awareness of depth.
For example, I know that productive, creative work is central to my life, and so I would do well to seek, or make, or keep a space in a place where I can do my best work. I arrange objects of value in my space so that I might cultivate quality. My sense of promise evolves from my sense of place.
And vice versa.
You might say that my sense of place and promise arise from this one statement: this is where I do my best work.
And with a sense of place and promise, can my sense of purpose and progress be that far behind?
With a sense of place and promise, purpose and progress, my sense of being in-place is complete.
Do you feel complete?
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