The Border of Me
The Border of Me is the point where the individual ends and the universe begins.
Typically if asked people would say it is at the edge of their physical body, they end where their physicality ends.
Although there ae a couple of other definitions that are more useful that I would like to introduce, one of which is the preferred definition in other related theories.
The Border of Influence
The Border of influence is the limit at which an individual can influence the Not Me, this obviously varies between individuals with some politicians and celebrities having a greater reach, but most people have a reach which is greater then they might expect.
The influence map of a person (with other entities as opposed to the general environment) includes Egostate related influence, where the other entity (person) has an Egostate that represents the individual within their overall personality structure and secondary influence where the actions of the individual influence the entity without then being aware of the source.
The Border of Control
The border of Control is the preferred definition and is defined as the aspects of the universe, including The Me and the Not Me where the individual has total control.
Total control is a complex concept and it is possible that no Human actually has total control, certainly many have little control at all.
It depends on a few other concepts
- Total knowledge within the domain or awareness of the limits of knowledge.
- The non existence of hidden bias, which is linked to total knowledge, if bias can not be removed the individual must be aware of it.
- The ability to decide on a matter and achieve what has been decided upon.
This effectively leads to true Freedom of Choice and Freedom of Action.
This state is really only achievable through simulation (creating an imaginary environment) and even then by applying Supra-Agnosticism or similar philosophy.
Despite this it is a very useful concept when moving out of the 'Me' and making valuation judgements of both oneself and others.