* Because I'm a journalist, I must be a writer, right? Grr.
* "There is strength in yielding. It appears that a stream yields to the path of rocks and the short, but over time, it is the water that shapes the rocks." Think about that next time you have to work a bad shift or get your boss coffee.
* People are inherently lost. Think about it. We're wandering around without a single solid, concrete answer to ...well, anything really.
Have you ever thought about how much a surgeon knows? About the intricate operations and details (s)he deals with on a daily basis? Imagine yourself trying to amputate a leg without ruining the remaining nerves. Try for a second to realize how dumbfounded you would be trying to figure out where to start (unless you're a surgeon reading this ...then just step back and think about how much you actually know).
Now consider this: Even with all these incredible advances in science and technology -- in the grand scheme of things, we really know nothing.
Most people who take the time to think about it walk around wondering: Is there a higher power? Is it the God they talk about in Sunday school? Does God or this higher power or whatever you want to label it control us like puppets? How is that possible if we have free will? Is this even a concept I can comprehend? How will I ever wrap my head around this well enough to even form an opinion? It's not so much an issue of religion as about the realization of how tiny each of us really is.
But what amazes me are two things: a) That in spite of all these deep, mixed-up questions about why we're here and who has a say in what ultimately happens in life, we go on about our daily business. That's a pretty brave thing, don't you think? and b) Whether we believe in God or worship the trees or think everything that's worth anything comes from within ourselves, we still can appreciate and see meaning the little "coincidences" in life.
...just something to think about.
2 comments:
holy existential!! :P
I try not to think of such things. Well, as little as possible may be a better way of putting it. It makes sense that the universe is infinite, but how is that possible? If all matter in the universe began as being packed inside in a microscopic space, how did it get there to begin with? What happens to our sense of awareness when we die?
These kinds of things will keep you up it night if you worry too much about them. Give you a swell migraine too, if you're lucky. I just try not to pay them any mind. I believe that Things Are. That's what it all comes down to. Things Are. And I'm comfortable with that.
Justin
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