In this modern world (I believe it is such), its quite easy to lose sight of the important things, the small things (which I find are of much greater importance). Its for this reason that I speak about this loss of sight... we can sometimes find ourselves blinded by weighty matters and forget the little things in life. A good quote in the gospel of Thomas (one of the unofficial chapters of the bible. Its ambiguity worried the early church and so they banned it from the bible)... anyway here it is: 5. "Yeshua says: Recognize Him in front of thy face, and what is hidden from thee shall be revealed to thee. For there is nothing concealed which shall not be manifest, and nothing buried that shall not be raised."
What I take from this scripture is both the fact that we should face problems front on when they appear, and that the obivous (be they the mysteries of the universe) should become clear when we face the issue. It can be quite easy to accept the world for what you see and never once ask questions, but this can lead to a simple and (perhaps) boring existence. We must all reach a point in life where we turn to face our doubts and ask ourselves questions about why this happens or why that happened... its the nature of humanity, to ask why, its what I face everyday when I get out of bed, why are we here, why did humanity happen? was it just a random atom here and there? I find that hard to fathom, the odds are greatly stacked against evolution... but I also think the odds are greatly stacked against theology... is there a happy and realistic middle ground? ...well if I could answer that question I certainly wouldnt be sitting in front of a computer pouring out a complete tangent, I would most likely be telling everyone I could about the "meaning" of it all. Anyhow, I'm really just speaking off the cuff here, and needless to say it is pointless wondering how we came to be, we did, and we are, the main question I want to answer is; what is on the other side, if anything?
Maybe i'll learn soon enough?
But i'll say one thing: it sure as hell is one great motherf**king mystery... and I'm sure if it could elude Plato then I'm in way over my head... But it doesnt hurt to wonder ; )
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