Stem cells are cells that can differentiate and develop in many directions. A cell can only fully fulfill its potential by changing and playing a role in a larger system.... Cells, Tissues, Organs, Systems...
I've read in a typology book by Lenore Thomson that the psyche is similar. It is full of raw potential... but a psyche, when forming, takes on a direction, leaving some possibilities behind. Assuming that the psyche is analogous to stem cells, that means for a psyche to fulfill its potential, it has to take on a role in a larger system. It has to fully be what it is in order to contribute, while still being integrated and part of the larger overall system.
The psyche is also seems to be like a plant... needing specific nutrients or even climates in order to really blossom and fruit... There are many variables in the system(s) contributing to the direction the psyche takes: The system that the psyche is part of... Other systems that the psyche interacts with... There exists a multitude of factors influencing outcomes... But the overall goal remains the same: To differentiate, grow, develop, and contribute to a larger system while maintaining its own integrity. If time were a kind of system, then perhaps part of the role of a psyche is to be part of a long lineage of slow change throughout time by leaving traces behind, by leaving legacy, fruit, flowers... contributing to the living story and narrative we call life.
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