17 August 2012
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This insight made me very emotional. It almost brought me to tears. We
keep moving further and further away from the purpose we are trying to
find. Maybe there is a grander purpose for our existence on this planet,
but it cannot be found in taking away the purposes of others who share
the same life force. Living has become a rat-race to the grave. We have
become expert consumers of goods to the detriment of our own habitat. I
wonder what our view of living will be if we learned that no one would
remember the accomplishments we made 2,000 years from now. I mean the
little ones: the slaving for a paycheck, the cutthroat politics, the
wars for oil and other various resources that kill thousands and
hundreds of thousands of people. The great things that come from this
will not be remembered, and so, in the grand scheme of things, they
don’t matter. However, take a look at what we are doing to our world to
achieve these things. We behave as if this rat-race is the
end-all-be-all of existence. If we continue to behave like this, it will
be.
I keep wondering if 1,500 years into the future, someone will look back,
much like our main character does in the novel, to see what we did with
our time on earth. What sort of psychological, philosophical, ethical,
spiritual, footprint will we leave on the earth for others to see? That
is what we need to worry about. The footprints we leave. The more
pressing matter which leads into this is that we need to find a better
way to exist on this planet, or it won’t matter what sort of footprints
we leave as the earth will be gone.
Since I am a Christian, I understand the world a certain way. I remember
reading early in Genesis that God gave man the purpose of having
dominion over all of His creation. This is in chapter 1. In chapter two,
God gives man the purpose of caring for the garden in which he now
lives. This is the purest sort of living, but I imagine Adam and Eve got
very bored simply doing that, and there was a small tree calling out to
them day by day. Eventually they succumbed to the temptation and ate
the fruit. Upon eating the fruit, man went from living to simply
existing. This was of course unavoidable. The question then becomes “how
can we return back to the simple life of living, of caring for those
who share the same life force, of respecting our habitat?” Well, it
really is that simple. Care for those who share the same life force and
respect your habitat. Simple and yet difficult to put into practice in
this consumerist society.
I for one, feel trapped. I feel like I am trying to move a giant
mountain by myself, but I guess the fact that the task is insurmountable
shouldn’t stop me from doing all I can. How many people have the same
thought running through their head? What if we got together, all of the
doubters, and put our combined strength to the task.
The problem is that this change in thinking that requires me not only to
take responsibility, but being an agent of the change, is far too
difficult. It is better to remain blissfully asleep. I spoke with
someone last night and learned that the way to get up and do something
will come at the proper time.
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