Together or Apart? When Everyone Wants the Same Thing
You spent years building your career, and then your industry changed overnight. Now you're starting from scratch at an age when you thought you'd have it all figured out.
Genesis 11 is all about a moment like this. A group of people want to make a name for themselves by building a tower to the sky. They're working together so well that they forget the power of choosing for themselves. They try to build high, but end up feeling scattered. This story is not just about old buildings or strange languages—it's about how your awareness grows when you have the courage to stand out and trust your inner direction The bigger awareness speaks through callings—not just what you should do, but who you're becoming in the process., even when everyone around you wants the same thing.
The infinite like a well awareness isn't watching you—it's experiencing through you.
What Actually Happens in Genesis 11?
“The whole earth was of one language and of one speech. As they traveled east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they lived there. They said one to another, ‘Come, let’s make bricks... let’s build ourselves a city, and a tower, whose top reaches to the sky, and let’s make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad on the surface of the whole earth.’” (Genesis 11:1–4 WEB)
Everyone spoke the same language and wanted to stick together. So, they agreed to build a giant city with a tower that reached the sky. They thought that would keep them all together. But something important was missing.
Are There Times When You Want to Blend In?
Your calling The bigger awareness speaks through callings—not just what you should do, but who you're becoming in the process. isn't something you find—it's something you build.
Sometimes in life, been in a place where everyone wants to play the same game, dress the same way, or launch the same kind of business? Maybe it felt good for a while to be included. But after a time, it may have felt like you were losing the part of you that invents, imagines, and decides for yourself. That’s exactly what happens in this story.
- The “city” and “tower” are like safe group decisions—they feel strong, but they can make you forget your unique ideas.
- Making “bricks” instead of using stone is like taking what’s easy and familiar, instead of searching for something deeper and more solid inside yourself.
When Awareness Steps In: What Happens Next?
“Yahweh came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men built. Yahweh said, ‘Behold, they are one people, and they all have one language; and this is what they begin to do. Now nothing will be withheld from them which they intend to do.’” (Genesis 11:5–6 WEB)
You know that feeling when think back to eve's story in chapter 3
Think of Maya, the marketing manager who stopped using 'industry best practices' as an excuse to hide her creative ideas.
The story describes God (which here means pure awareness—the part of you that notices, questions, and nudges you toward something greater) stepping in. Why? Because being part of a group can be good, but when you lose your ability to imagine and choose new paths, your life gets stuck. There’s no adventure in always going with the crowd.
- The voice inside you—your awareness—knows that just following along is not enough. You have bigger possibilities waiting if you’re willing to expand your vision.
Why Would Awareness “Confuse” the People?
Picture what you want before you believe it's possible.
“Come, let’s go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech... So Yahweh scattered them abroad... and they stopped building the city.” (Genesis 11:7–8 WEB)
This sounds like a punishment at first, but let’s think about it differently. What if the “scattering” is needed? Sometimes, being forced apart gives you a chance to rediscover your own ideas and gifts. When people stopped understanding each other, they had to develop new ways to express themselves, to build, and to imagine.
- Scattering isn’t always a loss—it’s a new beginning for dreaming and deciding for yourself.
What Does This Mean for You, Right Now?
Let’s look at the mystical meaning hidden in this chapter—something anyone can apply.
Your persistent mental images become your persistent life experiences.
- The people building the tower are your desire to reach for greatness, but mostly by imitating what’s already there. This is when you copy a business model exactly, or go along with a trend.
- The city is comfort and safety—wanting to protect yourself from standing out, even if it means shrinking your imagination.
- The “one language” can be when you only listen to outer voices (what your friends think, what’s on social media, or what works for others) and stop listening to your own.
When life serves you Felt “Scattered” When You Try Too Hard to Fit In?
Try it like an experiment for one week.
It can feel scary or disappointing when a group splits apart, your business direction The bigger awareness speaks through callings—not just what you should do, but who you're becoming in the process. changes, or you lose touch with a crowd you felt safe in. But this confusion or “scattering” can be a signal from your awareness, inviting you to listen deeper and try something truly yours.
Fitting in is about hiding. Standing out is about healing.
- It’s by being scattered—by losing the old way—that you find fresh ways to build, create, and live.
Becoming More: How Desire, Challenge, Choice, and Return Show Up Here
- Desire: The people want to make a name for themselves (to matter, to be safe, to achieve something huge). That familiar feeling hits when wanted to “prove yourself?”
- Challenge: The challenge is that their plan becomes only about sticking together and doing what everyone else does.
- Choice: When their language is confused, they get a new choice. Now each person, or group, can imagine and create something unique in a brand-new place.
- Return: Instead of being stuck in sameness, each person starts an adventure to find their own way. You reconnect to your purpose by living what only you can imagine and become.
Ask yourself: If you let go of what everyone else is doing, what’s one thing you wish you could try or build? What’s one “language” or talent that’s really yours, even if others don’t get it at first?
The more you experiment, the more 'coincidences' appear.
How This Relates to Your Everyday Life
- When your business starts feeling stale, or your creative project turns into just another copy, it might be a sign from your awareness to pause and ask for something deeper.
- If you feel lost after a friendship group changes, or after leaving a safe “job” path, remember that being scattered is sometimes the best start for new, bright ideas.
- Your imagination, your sense of what’s possible, always grows after you step out of the crowd and try something just for you.
Real World Example: A Business Goes Its Own Way
Think about how Chick-fil-A, the fast food restaurant known for its friendly service and chicken sandwiches, decided to close every Sunday to give employees time for rest and family—when all the other big chains stayed open seven days. At first, people thought this was strange, maybe even a bad idea money-wise. But standing out and doing what felt meaningful for them made Chick-fil-A unique and even more successful. When you stop copying and start trusting your own values, even if it confuses others, your “language” stands out—and the right people understand.
Babel Means “Confused”—But That’s How New Dreams Begin
The place becomes known as Babel, which means “confused.” Sometimes confusion is necessary before you can get unstuck. When the old plan runs out, new possibilities open up. It’s the spark that can wake you up, help you feel, and ask, “What do I want—really?”
- The promise of this story is that every end is really a new beginning, if you’re willing to listen to that deeper voice and keep going, even if your path looks different from what everyone else is doing.
Pause and Try This:
- Is there an area of your life where you feel like you’re just blending in, doing what’s expected, or playing it so safe you’ve lost the spark?
- If you stepped back from the “tower”—from only doing what everyone else is doing—what’s one thing you would try, even if it confused people for a little while?
- Remember, every great adventure begins when someone chooses to listen to their unique awareness and trust it, even when the path looks uncertain.
Simple Takeaway: Find Your Language, Build Your Life
This week, notice one area where you feel stuck or too much like everyone else. Pause, even for one day. Ask yourself, “If I could build anything, with no need to fit in, what would I build next?” Write down your answer. Even if you don’t act on it yet, just becoming aware of that spark brings energy back.
If you do this, you’ll start to notice that what seems like “confusion” in your life is sometimes the way back to real creativity, real teamwork, and real meaning—the kind that keeps growing.
Your relationship with anything is the invisible container shaping what it can become.
What’s Next? Genesis 12
Next time, we’ll meet a person who leaves everything comfortable behind to follow an inner call, even when he doesn’t know where he’s going. We’ll find out how trusting that gentle, deep awareness leads to promise, growth, and a whole new kind of adventure—one step at a time.
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