The cause of all problems is attachment to a false sense of self. This is ego. When consciousness dissociates into is parts, it forgets it's connection to itself. This is because without ego, that part will not be able to fend for itself and hence not play. It will be like a child fulfilled with its mother. It will not grow strong. So, in order for expansion to happen, we forget our oneness. However, even though we don't remember the story, we can access it and know it as it is a part of us and we are a part of it. In tasting it we feel complete bliss and fulfillment.
We are afraid of the challenges in life because we are too attached to our belongings, dreams, relationships, etc. This includes life too. This is because we forgot who we are.
There are two solutions to this problem.
First- internally we must embark and stay on the journey of spirituality. We need to connect with that consciousness that we feel at our base. We need to not just know but experience who we are.
Second- we need to expand in this physical world in case we want a long and healthy life, which we do because of our ego. There is nothing wrong with this. This is our duty in this play as our goal is expansion. In knowing our true nature as consciousness and it's quality as expansion, we need to expand ourself. We need to test our limits, face challenges, increase our capacities and basically play as much as possible. If we keep expanding we will succeed at this play. It does not matter what our goals are. We can't fix a goal because our lives, knowledge and world is constantly changing. What is more important is that we are facing our current challenges with wisdom, love, power and responsibility or are we reacting with fear, blame, complain, self victimisation or hurting others. The key here is to act but while being in connection with our core truth of existence, our base, who we really are at our foundation and that is God or consciousness. Only then will we play well and play right, while knowing that its a play and not a war. We we have not just freedom but respect other's freedoms as well and thus create equalty. There will be a balance.
Hence, the first is the seed and the necessity. It is our power. The second is a duty. The more we are connected with the first, the more our duty becomes a play.