Teasures, Maps and Compasses
Nothing of what we might understand, do or even feel exists without words to describe it. The words, the external, the internal, literally create our reality and these words always form a language. Yes language is undoubtedly extraordinarily important. A piece of paper or much more? Our beliefs. A Map is nothing more than a piece of paper, but a Treasure Map is a very particular piece of paper that contains a promise that encourages one to hunt, but we must remember that it is only this, a promise. Of course very often as the drawing goes on reasoning appears and also learning, but at the base it is only a promise. A Treasure Map is not a contract, it cannot be won, which is why the search has a risk and will therefore probably have a rather large amount of innovation. Do we believe our Treasure exists? It seems that we have already asked this question, but now it is not a question of answering generally, Treasures undoubtedly exist. No, now it is a question of asking very specifically, do we believe that our Treasure exists? Do we believe that it is really worth trying to move on from rational to emotional hunters? Or from emotional hunters to seekers of meaning? There is something that nobody can change for us; we create them and we change them, only us: these are our beliefs. And if these say that there is no case, that there is no gold and less still Treasure, the Treasure Map will have no further value than that of a mere intellectual exercise, another exercise. Furthermore, it is practically sure that any trip with the slightest difficulty will block the search. The difficulties are large strengtheners of inaction when there is no belief in action. Our own Treasure It may be rather bold to say that the difference between treasure hunters lies in their beliefs, but we can ask a couple of questions: do people achieve what they want when they believe that they CAN achieve it? Or, on the contrary, do people achieve what they want when they believe that they CANNOT achieve it? Maybe it is possible to find more differences between the hunters, differences that are immediately projected on what the Map can tell us. A new paradox appears when we try to ask whether in the Treasure Hunt we already have a Treasure, something like our own Treasure. What are our strengths? How do they relate to the hunt? Can we align them still more? How will they lead us through the Map? Show the Route Of course we haven't forgotten, but a Map must show the Route, the route we must take to find the Treasure, and our Map will do so too. We see that this Map is becoming a demanding Map and that even more than offering answers, it seems to be asking questions. Now the Map tells us that the route is a route of variable geometry which in some way will be built from the decisions taken. Everything is related on the route; crowning one of its mountains, walking along one of its paths related to the rest. At the peak of each mountain, treading every path, there is something valuable and necessary for finding the Treasure; however, only when this all works at the same time is it really useful. Undoubtedly for a route like this, the most valuable equipment is that which we have already taken from the wise and children, “learning from everything” which can also be expressed as “learning from everything and from everyone”. Marià Moreno and Francisco Giménez - December 2011
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