How and why - have you ever asked those two questions to certain things unexplainable by pure science, or are you like every other person who lives satisfactorily with the explanation given by others? Its a wonder how as kids we ask questions to things that may seem so simple now, like why the sky is blue, why a dog barks and cat meows, or how babies come about. As adults we tend to get slightly annoyed when such questions are constantly asked when the answers seem so obvious. We stop asking these questions as we grow older and learn to adapt and accept. Why is that?
Children see things in a different light, and every thing presented to them is new & unknown. Shouldn't we always ask questions to even the obvious, seek different answers, because nothing is ever definite. Science proves certain things, but is there more to the answers than science can offer us?
Many leave their doubts to the reasoning of things being God's great creations, yet the one question on my mind remains - if God created us and all other beings, then who created God? The only answer i can think of is that he always existed. But something can't possibly come out of nothing. Now don't get me wrong, I am not questioning religious beliefs or anything of the sort, I am simply unsatisfied with the answers provided to us and to simply live with it. There is more to life and its meaning. We all have a purpose, yet how will we ever know what that is?
Fate - what is it and to what extent do you leave your life to it? I believe perhaps some fate or luck, as some may call it, plays a part in our lives. But then again, fate is what we make of it, or rather, our lives are. Our actions and decisions determine our fate, of course many other factors contribute too.
Is there life after death? Do souls really exist, is there really an immortal soul? Who knows what lies within heaven and hell, or if reincarnation truly exists? How many Gods are there or is there only one of whom we are all created by? Is what we see before us through the human eye all that it is - a television, a computer, a flower or a fruit? How does it come about and what is beyond its creation? Is its purpose merely for watching shows, for consumption and the like? Think about it.
So my question to you is, do you simply live your life as is, accept that we are born to live for the purpose of survival till death, feel that survival is of utmost importance, so much so that there isn't a need to think about what is beyond us? Are you still as child who always asks questions, or have you become a grown up who has learnt to adapt to the world and its surroundings?
14 September 2005
Infinity and Beyond
Posted by
Cup That Cake
6:40 PM
- UBERMAN! 2:24 PM
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knowing what's ahead always seems abit harsh and unnerving. but there's nothing wrong in asking the right questions. aristotle, plato, socrates all asked the correct ones if u ask me. but without them, today science, philosophy and religion wld most probably flourish to what it is now. so i guess knowing the right answers to the right questions is considered a blessing! damn the educationaly system here to never question what we learn, we must always have that childlike inquisitivity to live life to its fullest
- Ada 4:00 PM
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wow... good write up babe! It is so true that we should constantly keep asking even what may seem to be silliest of questions. As if you don't ask, you'll never know, your mind won't be challenged and you'll remain stagnant. We are living and breathing higher beings, thus, we should make use of the talents we have to question, explore and seek beyond what we know.
whoa... all 3 commenters above look like spam, ;-p
you should switch on comment verification in your comment settings.
Anyway, I feel compelled to reply to this cos its something that's I've carefully asked myself in the past b4.
And I've come to the conclusion that we should indeed keep asking questions. But, there's also no shame in accepting that there are things we don't know, that remain unexplained by Science. Maybe in future the answer will be found, but for the time being, lets leave it as a question mark.
I find that much preferable to contriving explanations or accepting implausible stories just to fill the gap. :-)