Monday, January 29, 2024
Finality – doesn’t that sound wonderful? The universe is still playing. If you’re reading this blog, right now, there is no doneness. So many statements seem to have a firm border, but be wary. On a recent YouTube video, the speaker concluded that “Nothing is certain.” Bask in that statement, but soon you’ll see something. Isn’t saying, “nothing is certain” merely a certitude? The song is still playing.
Each statement creates a barrier, or viewpoint in the mind. Some barriers are very solid-appearing. But then after a while, you realize…OK, now what? The universe is still playing. I’m still here. My eyes are still open, I’m still breathing, and I’m still sentient. Now what? Go create another border, and then it will vanish.
God is good. Doesn’t that sound wonderfully final? What then shall we do with the waste, the parts of life that are bad and supposedly not God – like violence, degradation, suffering, and pain? A bad theologian would say “God is a mystery.” What then do we do with what is plain, clear, and simple? Is God outside of that? A simpleton theologian will blame what’s bad on the devil. Doesn’t that sound good and final? Wait a minute, who then is responsible for the devil? And then, who is responsible for God?
You may agree or disagree but the barrier of all stories vanishes after a while. Nothing can be contained – do you see the barrier I just made in that “final-sounding” statement? I create a little boundary with words and the universe erases it. The universe has no outside, and arguably no inside. I can’t conclude a damn thing! (See how conclusive that was?) There will be more to write tomorrow, but even that is uncertain (do you see the certitude in that??). Wait . . . does it ever end?