Wanted: Dead Or Alive

What does the phrase Wanted: Dead Or Alive mean? It depends on whether we're talking about the physical body or our internal qualities. Let's take a look:

1. Physical Body:
• With respect to our physical body, the phrase Wanted: Dead or Alive means two opposite things:
• Dead: If somebody's captured, they could be killed.
• Alive: If somebody's captured, they could be taken alive. 
• The phrase has potentially negative connotations.
• If a person is Wanted: Dead or Alive, it means they're wanted either physically Dead or physically Alive, two opposite states.
2. Internal Qualities: 
• With respect to our internal qualities, the phrase Wanted: Dead Or Alive means the exact same thing, meaning when one quality dies, a new quality is born and comes to life:
• Dead: This means the death of the quality of selfishness.
• Alive: This means the birth of the quality of bestowal.
• When we change from personal selfishness (seeking to benefit ourselves) to mutual bestowal (seeking to benefit others), selfishness dies and bestowal is born, bestowal comes to life.
• The phrase has positive connotations because both Dead and Alive mean the exact same thing, moving from selfishness to bestowal.
• If a person is Wanted: Dead Or Alive, it means they're wanted with their quality of selfishness Dead (meaning they're in bestowal), or they're wanted with their quality of bestowal Alive (meaning they're in bestowal). Both mean the exact same thing.

In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.

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