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I struggle with this question’s word “fullest” because it connotes a sense of maximum capacity that can be reached. Kabbalah has taught me, thus far, that soon after I fulfill a desire, the pleasure of that fulfilment dissipates and a new/different/larger desire presents. In other words, the moment my life is at its “fullest,” it expands leaving more room to be fulfilled.
Based on where I am in this life, it seems a more accurate question to ask, “How can we live our present lives more fully?” or, “How can we live a fuller life?”
The “er” ending on the word “full” indicates ongoing movement/growth, while the “est” ending offers a sense of finality or “goal achieved.” To live my “fullest life” or my “best life” or my “greatest life” conjures a sense of perfectionism that indicates I am somehow failing if I am not at a level of peak performance 100% of the time. Given the “ups and downs” nature of human experience in this life, I would rather not endure a sense of suffering by setting myself up for NOT reaching a goal of “fullest;” rather, I prefer acknowledging that I am living a “fuller life” than I used to be and there seems to be an even “fuller life” than this, as long as I keep going.
Therefore, if the question reads: “How can we live a fuller life in our present incarnation?” my answer is: “I can remain in a perpetual state of exerting physical/emotional/mental/spiritual effort to permit more (fuller) “goodness” to enter my personal sphere of consciousness. Also, based on what Kabbalah teaches, this would mean exerting effort toward creating/maintaining an environment that fosters “conscious elevation.”
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