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More to This Life

Recently, I have been pondering over some of the certainties that this existence can bring. One thing that is guaranteed in this life is conflict. As humans, we are constantly pitted against each other. It could be over religion, politics, relationships, or even where to go to eat. Humankind, in its current state, will never be without conflict which plagues daily life.

Another certainty that we face is finite human existence. Death will come to everyone no matter how careful or healthy we live our lives. As we get older, we have more and more people pass on from this life and no matter how many times it happens, it never gets easier. This can be one of the harshest realities that a person can be faced with. As George Harrison wrote on his first solo album:

“All things must pass away.”

This includes the good and the bad. If everything passes away and nothing is infinite, is there hope? Why do we push to live and overcome if things appear hopeless?

People have a drive within their core that strives to achieve more no matter how much they attain. And I am not talking about materials, wealth or success. What I am referring to is our deep-rooted desire to be a “better” person, that is, to achieve a better character than we are at this moment; the deep seeded desire to become more.

There is this little spark within us that constantly searches for truth. At times one may think they find truth but can turn out to be a falsehood. The soul will constantly question everything, even when there is no other explanation. It is human nature. This is what sets humans apart from all other living things. We don’t just work to survive. We want to know why we work to survive.

Humans value their lives and, therefore, should put a higher moral standard on preserving lives- both their own and others. It is “good” to do all we can to preserve life as much as possible. We can be faced with dilemmas such as self-defense or capital punishment, but it is important to remember that death is final. It cannot be taken back.

This is what can make funerals and celebrations of life so difficult. A person can’t be repaired or replaced. It is total finality. It becomes a reminder to us of our limited, fragile existence, and one day we too will be gone. It is easy to lose hope in this darkness.

Now the darkness only stays the nighttime
In the morning it will fade away
Daylight is good at arriving at the right time
It’s not always gonna be this grey

 Everyone desires to believe that there is something beyond this life. Many believe it to be a cycle, and we will continue living many lives while others believe we have only one life and rewards or punishment await us depending on how we live our lives. Who is right? Who is wrong?

One thing most beliefs share is that there is more beyond this life. There is more to this life than living and dying; that there is some continuation after death. All humans are striving for the same goal since we know that this life on earth is finite, we just can’t agree on what is beyond. I argue that this rooted belief and desire in most individuals to know what is beyond proves that there is something beyond. For me it is an eternal existence with God in a place called Heaven. You may not agree, but that is ok. All I ask is that you open your mind and explore the possibilities, and don’t shut it out because being “Christian” is a hypocritical way of life. People are flawed. We have free will and can choose to do whatever actions we desire to do, whether morally good or bad.

The atheist can be just as hypocritical as the God-fearing man.

I challenge you to think of death as a new beginning, not an end. The people we lose can continue to live on in our memories as we let their actions from their finite existence impact how we live. Good and bad. Moral and evil. We must learn lessons from the failures and successes of those who have walked before us.

When you are remembered, what impact did you have on the people you loved? How will they remember you?

All things must pass
None of life’s strings can last
So, I must be on my way
And face another day

The Wealth of Knowledge

This weekend, I was mulling over my next article, but I wanted to reach out to those reading my blog. Topics come to me from listening to news, reading books and articles, and many times, music ignites a thought. This time, I would like the audience to ignite a thought or two.

What about you? Is there a topic or thought that you would like me to write about? I would like to pursue topics that my audience is interested it.

Please share in the comments any topics you would like to hear about. The pursuit of truth always continues, and we must persevere, persisting in the hunt.

I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led. -Thomas Jefferson

I look forward to your responses!

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Just Another Day

How many days do we spend doing the same things over and over? Are we trapped in a monotonous existence, doing the same things expecting different results?

Insanity.

As humans, we are dynamic creatures that need to grow and expand.  We are wired to live a progressing life, growing both spiritually and mentally. Yet, we continually find our lives trapped in a never-ending cycle of routine. 

Are you stuck in the mud with your wheels spinning? All you are doing is making a muddy mess and unable to make it to the store for Tide.

The first step is to recognize the problem. Admit that your life is stuck in a vicious cycle – a “groundhog day” if you will. Problems can not be solved overnight, as much as we would like it to be. I challenge you to break the cycle and give yourself a nudge every day.

Change your way of thought. Throw off the mundane and explore the possibilities that are out there. Your soul craves adventure, even in the smallest amounts. It could be taking a hike, calling an old friend, or even mending a burnt bridge. It is never too late to heal, and healing can be an adventure of its own. We need to stretch and test ourselves and our limits to grow as individuals.

We are not and never will be at our full potential. Not even close. Humans are imperfect with a desire to be perfect. A successful life is always making steps forward.

Stop spinning the wheels, and don’t make today just another day.

The difference between being ordinary and extraordinary is doing the right thing while nobody is watching. -Jim Rohn

Misinformation Train

Daily, individuals are bombarded by all kinds of information about people, events, and theories. Currently in the news, there is talk of car-sized drones above New Jersey, a murder/assassination of a healthcare CEO, and the constant fear of what could potentially be called Word War Three. These are just a few examples. This is the age of unlimited communication with the internet and dozens of news stations bombarding us with both useful and, more often, useless information.

How many really care how Snoop Dog cooks his bacon?

Trying to sift through all the pointless articles to find real news can be a challenge. Even when we find “legitimate” news, we are left with conflicting or bias explanations, distorting the facts. The truth is always elusive. CNN focuses on attacking the conservative minded people while Fox News bashes the liberal audiences. It is a media war that continues to rage and become more volatile on a daily basis.

Dispelling misinformation can be a nearly impossible task. Humanity needs to accept that there are always agendas being played out, conspiracies in the works, brutal fights for power and really bad boxing matches on Netflix. Truth is the hardest thing to see through the thick fog of misinformation. Yet it is there!

One must ask themselves, what is good? What is positive? What benefits humanity the greatest?

There are so many distractions that pull us from the truth. Unfortunately, I am not even sure Occam’s razor can cut away all of the garbage that encloses the truth. So why is it so hidden? Humanity wants to shield itself from accountability and conviction. Hide the truth, then make your own morals that benefits you, the individual, not humanity as a whole.

Wokeness thrives on hiding and distorting the truth in order to move its own agenda of denying accountability. Even if you take God out of the equation (theoretically), humanity cannot survive without a moral structure. For example, there are people who want pedophilia to be a “sexual orientation”. Unbelievable. This act is detrimental to children and emotionally damages them for the remainder of their lives. Nobody would benefit from this behavior if it was accepted. Instead, it drives humanity down a road of self-destruction.

I understand this is an extreme and disturbing example, but the same case is truth for rape, murder, enslavement, theft, genocide, etc. These acts push society closer to chaos and has no benefits to humanity as a whole. Within the philosophical ideal of utilitarianism, John Stuart Mill puts forward the “Greatest Happiness Principle.” In this, actions are “right” in proportion as they tend to promote happiness and “wrong” as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness.

This “happiness” is not based on the individual, but rather on humanity. Moral actions will benefit all people while immoral actions are the ones that hurt people, even if the person or persons acting benefit from it.

Our goal should be to strive to reach the higher “good” for the human race as a whole. The less suffering, the more we will find happiness in living. The “anything goes” attitude will lead to the destruction of civilized society. Cut through the garbage that the misinformation train dumps on your doorstep.

Be the insurrection.