Life is complicated. It literally takes my breath away when I sit down and consider its vast complexity. I don't talk much with people I know about my beliefs on creation or spirituality, because, like most people, I prefer talking about things that I understand and can vocalize intelligently about. And this topic is one that I fall well short of holding any sort of solid comprehension of. I have wondered recently about why we as humans are the only species to contemplate our existence and purpose in the world (at least to our knowledge). Why were we as humans gifted such above average mental capacity that we proposed such unanswerable questions?
A humorous question that I recently thought about was that, assuming that some great being set off this chain reaction of evolution back when the universe began, how long would it have taken that great being to see our potential as a dominant species?? Because, for all intents and purposes, we as humans on the surface appear rather docile compared to most animals. If not for our brain, we should have easily been eliminated through natural selection and survival of the fittest years ago. There does not exist another animal that I know of with comparable size and weight to a human that couldn't easily kill us if we fought them weaponless. Or at least I have never been able to think of one. If you can, please let me know.
Even with all of these incredible advantages of intellect, we as humans constantly attempt to add to the complications of our lives and never pause to realize how simple and trivial most problems we experience turn out to be. Everything feels like the end of the world, and every problem always feels insurmountable. The reality of the situation is that the world spun around the sun before our problems, and it's going to keep doing so after we solve them. Everyone feels alone when they experience hardships, but the fact is that many have been in the same situation all throughout history and they surpassed it. I don't know that everything happens for a reason, but I do know that every situation teaches us something unexpected and wonderful about our lives. I am just a young man of twenty-two, and I guarantee my life will be full of obstacles and unexpected hurdles. I'm going through a few of them at this very moment, but I regret none of the decisions that have led me here.
Life is an incredible machine that just keeps turning. It's difficult at times and takes its toll, but the greatest solace I have is the fact that I hold the capacity to appreciate the ride. Make sure you do the same.
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