Inner Honor, Eternal I AM

Neville's Inner Vision

Plainly, the psalmist declares that a man resting in outer honor does not endure; his identity is tied to fleeting forms and, like beasts that perish, passes away when the wind of opinion shifts. In my understanding, honor is a state of consciousness that looks outward for life. When you cling to titles, you feed the illusion of separation and deprive yourself of the living presence of God within. Yet the Self you are—the I AM—does not perish; it never began and cannot end. If you awaken to the truth that you are the one consciousness dreaming this world, you will see that all reputations are but shadows cast by belief. The moment you assume a new self-state—one that identifies with the eternal you rather than the applauded you—the outer forms dissolve and you remain, undisturbed, as the witness and creator of experience. The psalm invites a practical shift: prefer the inner reality over the outward show, for real dignity flows from the unchanging Self within, not from praise or defeat in the realm of opinion.