Requiem for Reality

The funny thing about human life is that it doesn't take a genius to recognize the writings on the wall, or to see a pattern and recognize what's on it's way. It does take a genius, however, to recognize large patterns across global scales, and to apply those to their life in order to make appropriate decisions and actions. Then how come when that thing happens, that you expected to happen, do you feel so different than you expected to?

I believe the answer is within our own faculties. For, even though we assume we know, no one knows 100%. That is to say, none of us have access to things about the universe a priori. In fact most of what we know is based on assumptions. As I stated previously, we base most of our so called "knowledge" on an explanation to the best inference, or experience. Which is perfectly fine when you want to know how to bake a cake, or wash the laundry. But, what about when it comes to people?

People aren't cut and dry. People aren't black and white. No two persons, regardless of how similarly raised, are exactly the same. So we assume things based off of what we know from patterns from similar situations. The problem does not lie here at all. In fact the problem lies in the fact that we KNOW that people aren't cut and dry. So we hope that we are right, so that way we are prepared for what happens when we are. But at the same time, we pray that we are wrong. For if we are wrong, then the universe has hope. Hope that everything can change, or today be different than the last.

I am in no way advocating pessimism. But those, so called, realists miss the point of this entire post. It is not reason, or logic, but hope...that makes us human. For without hope there is no point to the experience that is the journey of life.

Thank you...for the journey.