posted on Dec, 14 2008 @ 12:11 AM
I have thought about this for many years (more than I care to admit) and have spent a great deal of time reading and studying different philosophies.
The Yogi philosophy came the closest to answering my initial questions about life and the universe, but still lacked a core idea that would tie it all
up into one acceptable package for me. It did, however, provide me with a tool (meditation) that eventually provided me with a tool to use in my
search for an explanation that "felt" right for me, and is, as follows:
The universe is a "living entity". It was born and it grows in much the same way as any other complex organism, as it increases in size, it also
"matures" in intellect. A baby develops through infant, toddler, adolescent, adult, and becomes, eventually, aged and ultimately passes away.
This universe is in the toddler stage. It is beginning to explore itself. Life is the means the universe uses to accomplish it's own self awareness
and intellectual growth. Through the evolutionary achievement of man and abstract thought, the universe is becoming self aware. As we question the
complexity of the universe and strive to look farther into it's vastness and our exploration of the subatomic soup that gives rise to everything, we
are expanding our knowledge and, at the same time the universe, through us, is discovering itself.
But, of course, we (humans) are just a small part of the process. All life, here and elsewhere in the universe, is achieving the same end. Combined,
the life of the universe and the intelligence contained in that life is helping the universe to realize it's own life. It feels through us and all
other living things, and begins to see itself through our eyes and our technology.
We are made of the same material, the same atoms and electrons, quarks and leptons and the same energy that makes up the entire universe. We are no
different than the single living cell in your liver, or heart, or brain, or even in your big toe. These cells are living organisms, they live and die
without our even being aware of it. A constant cycle of birth and death going on in our bodies every minute of day of our lives. And, so, we are doing
likewise in the living universe. Without life in the universe, the universe cannot live.
I admire anyone who asks the question "Who am I, what is my purpose?" Too many people I know (and love) are content to be told what to believe and
never have the courage, or the mind, to ask the important questions. It has been a long journey to find my philosophy, but I'm glad I asked the
questions and sought out my own answers.