Bet On It! Food For Thought- 3 : Self-Actualization, Self-Transcendence

“Being Human Always Points, And Is Directed, To Something, Or Someone, Other Than Oneself -- Be It Meaning To Fulfill Or Another Human Being To Encounter. The More One Forgets Himself -- By Giving Himself To A Cause To Serve Or Another Person To Love --- The More Human He Is And The More He Actualizes Himself. ... What Is Called Self-Actualization Is Not An Attainable Aim At All, For The Simple Reason That The More One Would Strive For It, The More He Would Miss It. In Other Words, Self-Actualization Is Possible Only As A Side-Effect Of Self-Transcendence.”

---- Viktor E. Frankl

Self-transcendence
is a personality trait that involves the expansion of personal boundaries, including, potentially, experiencing spiritual ideas such as considering oneself an integral part of the universe.