Awareness expands naturally over time.
Humans experience this expansion as we grow from infancy to adulthood.
Initially it is merely an internal experience, until the external world is perceived.
External awareness over time develops instincts.
Instinctual awareness over time results in the awareness of present circumstances.
Over time, Fixed-Present awareness will notice the self.
Only with intention can self-awareness can expand beyond the ego.
Empathic awareness leads to understanding, harmony, and long-term survival.

Nature itself also followed this sequence as its capacity for awareness grew over eons.