“The greatest enemy of knowledge is
not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” -Stephen Hawking
Each
morning, I wake up ignorant. And each morning, I say a word of gratitude for
that amazing reality.
There was
time, not too long ago, that I would have said it’s possible to actually know
something about life, about the world, about the universe. Now I realize it’s a
continual awakening, that every moment of existence presents new and powerful
challenges to the status quo, to my personal view of things.
That’s how
it should be. Anything less would be stagnation.
I sit in
this room, in front of this computer, a very different person than I was even
just a few short years ago. I think differently, I look differently, even my
tastes in furniture and books and people have changed. If I were under a
microscope, I could see myself changing. But I’m not, so I make an assumption.
Hope I’m right.
As long as
I draw breath, I will marvel at all that comes my way, mysterious though it is.
Then, one day, I’ll simply close down, disappear. The journey will end and I
will make room for all kinds of new.
And that
will be much OK, too. The idea of eternal existence as the same person has
never really appealed to me. I think, though, that the energy that made me what
I am all these years will still be around. It was here to make me when I
arrived, so why would I think it would just go poof? In some way, I will remain
and maybe even rise again in some new form.
But I
won’t know for certain that I’ve done it before. In fact, I won’t have done it
before. It, I, the universe will all be brand new.
Such is
life. Such is the Mystery.
“Today, I open my mind and my heart
to whatever presents itself to me. And I will use it, even abuse it, but
definitely release it as the day draws to a close. Whatever remains tomorrow, I
will use again. And release again. And I will share myself with the world. I
remain ‘eternally’ grateful.”
( From SpiritFeast.blogspot.com)