Yeah, I have been hearing this interconnectedness around here from a lot of ENFP's lately. It kind of reminds me of what Dostoevsky wrote in "The Brother's Karamazov":
There is only one salvation for you: take yourself up, and make yourself responsible for all the sins of men. For indeed it is so, my friend, and the moment you make yourself sincerely responsible for everything and everyone, you will see at once that it is really so, that it is you who are guilty on behalf of all and for all. Whereas by shifting your own laziness and powerlessness onto others, you will end by sharing in Satan's pride and murmuring against God.
I guess with their outer, holistic focus of Ne, combined with Fi would do that for sure. A lot of ENFP's remind of the natives in Avatar, because they seem so intimately connected and immersed with all the vibrations of the universe. You guys are so gosh-darned engaged and engaging!
God-that quote was so accurate. I have spent a great deal of my life wracked with terrible guilt. I cant find a reason why or what causes it-just that I never quite do enough or help enough or provide for enough. It weighs upon me at times and can actually lead to a great deal of depression. I can "feel" the pain of the world-and I just cover my eyes as nothing I ever do can fix it. It is just too big.
Sometimes I wonder if enfps were evolved to work within a small group -our little monkey troop of about 150. When we saw others hurting, we cannot ignore it and help those in the most need first, regardless of history, past or family relation, thn we can feel at peace internally. We get them past thier immediate pain and then we help the next person. However when blasdted by the constant pain and hurt of billions, who do you help first, how can you help them, what can you really do...It is like a constant white noise in my mind, pressing on my emotions, to be honest at times, it even blocks my from focusing on my close family relationships and interactions-how can I love them selfishly, when so many others are without love? When I do find ways to give, that momentary peace is almost euphoric.
I think perhaps this is why enfps may be a bit more emotionally unstable that other types-we cant tune that constant roar of the other out, we come out of the womb, raw and exposed emotionally to all of the intensity and hurt around us and reflect and absorb that noise. So as we grow up we develop all types of odd protective mechanims in our personalities to try and find some sense of peace, some safe protected place away from the chaos.
And I admit that in my darker moments to being angry, resentful, and frustrated that I am designed this way-forced to bear all of the misery and hurt that I cant do anything about, when I learn that others dont feel this-I envy them so much at times. Then to find-in spite of my feeling all of their pain and hurt-that others judge me as weird or emotionally volatile and condemn me for that or call me rude for trying to protect yself from this chaos via Te?? It evokes a great sadness and hoelessness, even unfairness. I never asked to be this way, it is just what I am.
Yikes, haha, sorry, end rant! (wow, that was a bit of a roll...)