Post 3: Semantics Creates Meaning
Why does the exact same external event—a setback at work, a challenging critique, a sudden change—crush one person and galvanize another?
It's because meaning is not inherent in the event. It is the conscious choice you make to assign it value.
In Post 2, Linguistics gave us the container (the structured thought). Semantics is the process that fills that container with Ethos (value, purpose, and significance). Semantics is the crucial philosophical bridge that moves you from simply observing "what is it?" (structure) to declaring "what does it mean to me?" (value). If you fail to consciously assign meaning, the environment—your trauma, your past, your society—will do it for you, and that assigned meaning will almost always be incoherent and disempowering.
To achieve Holarchical Coherence, you must recognize that your relationship to a concept is determined entirely by the meaning you choose to grant it. This is why we operate under the Axiom of Self-Authored Value: You are the sovereign authority that casts the vote for value. No external authority, no moment of chaos, and no perceived failure can dictate your worth or your future potential without your explicit, conscious agreement. Your purpose is your unyielding choice.
The Call to Praxis (Reader Mandate)
Action: Write down the most recent significant setback or frustration you experienced. Now, consciously assign it a new meaning as a "Necessary Pre-Requisite" or "Structural Test" for your ultimate success.
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Why does the exact same external event—a setback at work, a challenging critique, a sudden change—crush one person and galvanize another?
It's because meaning is not inherent in the event. It is the conscious choice you make to assign it value.
In Post 2, Linguistics gave us the container (the structured thought). Semantics is the process ...