Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Just being.

Just being. It's amazing. I connect that to my philosophy of humanity being beautifully flawed. If we were perfect we could not have created art, music or films. Perfection is boring, but enduring human spirit is incredible. That human spirit, being; being inspired, and now about to learn how the universe began...

That human spirit doesn't need an end point to be happy.
That human spirit doesn't need a father figure to be happy
That human spirit doesn't even need an afterlife to be happy.

Those three things are ways to avoid being sad. Being happy is a case of just being.


I'm not about to live my life avoiding sadness, hurt or failure. Those three things make me who I am. Having had cancer, rejecting the disease and using that as motivation to succeed in life, I see no need for divinity. Having stared death in the face, I didn't reach out for an afterlife, I just hoped I would be remembered.

And you know what? I'm pretty certain the people I've met would remember me. For being a good person, an interesting person, and one not afraid to question perceived wisdom. Question everything. Somebody else's answer may not always work for you. Especially if you don't share their insecurities.

What is the point in being alive, and being free thinking, if we just accept 2000 year old stories about the nature of existence?

Life is what YOU make of it. Not what someone else made of it.