Reality. What A Concept.

I was inspired to write this particular blog from a post a friend made on BengalsWorld.com.

Here's some excerpts from said post.

"When I contemplate the genesis of existence it overwhelms me. Think about all of the intricate variables and unknowns involved in the dawning of not only our civilization, but the existence of the universe. How did all of this happen? Is this the result of some minute chance that came to fruition to no ones accord? Or is our reality the dream and construction of something completely unfathomable? Is religion correct? Better yet, which religion is correct? Are we really special compared to all of the different animals living on earth? Why? Is there life after death? Is eternal peace possible or a completely fabricated concept? If not, can eternity be quantified? Why do so many people suffer who clearly do not deserve their fate? Why do so many prosper through actions that can only be defined as horrific?
These are the questions, along with a long list of many others, that haunt me when I question the true nature of reality. Culture has taught us that there has to be something more to life than just living..."

"The small things that we let dominate our lives can corrupt our true beliefs in the big picture. Are all the things once held as popular belief, lost to a world that as evolved without them, the distorted view of a nature that we cannot define? Is the truth to existence found in the message not the words? The future holds more things uncovered that will change society and our beliefs. Is the world we live in today less true due to the truths of the future? There is a true answer to all of our questions. There is something that is pure, regardless if we ever find it. There has to be."


If I took the time to attempt to answer all these questions, this blog would take forever and a day to read. So I am going to pick out the ones that mean the most to me.

"Is religion correct? Better yet, which religion is correct?"

In my own personal beliefs and views, Christianity, or some form of it that involves Jesus Christ is the correct one. But I also live by another belief. "To each his own". Whatever makes you happy and content with life is what's best for you as an individual. Whether that be believing in God, or believing that we just happened by chance, or not sure what you believe in as far as how we became, it's what makes you content that matters. If you believe that God does not exist, that Allah is God, that Jesus does not exist but God does, Buddha (Nirvana), or any other means of existence, then that's your choice. I will not push Christianity onto anyone. Christianity is my choice. There are many forms of religion to choose from. Chose the one that is best for you.

"Are we really special compared to all of the different animals living on earth? Why?"

Yes. We are special in comparison to every animal on this earth. Just as every animal on earth is special compared to us and to each other species. The defining point between animals and humans though, is humans can create. We can use our hands with our brains to create something.

A beaver can create a dam, but that is it's limit. A bird can create a nest, but that is it's limit. Humans can create an innumerable amount of things. Houses, cars, planes, tables, chairs, beds. We can even invent. Our unstoppable mind mixed with our motor functions, makes us the most versatile being on this planet.

Some will argue that bacteria is the most versatile. As versatile as bacteria is, especially with adaptation and evolution, it still fails in comparison to what a human can do.

"Why do so many people suffer who clearly do not deserve their fate? Why do so many prosper through actions that can only be defined as horrific?"

This question can be answered 1 of 2 ways. 1 being Karma. And 2, testing of faith. I will concentrate on answer number 2, since Karma is a lot easier explained in and of itself.

In a religious sense, its a test of ones faith. How strong you are in your beliefs of yourself and God. The story of Job in the Bible can give a more detailed example than I can. But Job was tested by God, basically because Satan didn't think Gods followers were that devout, especially Job since he was so prosperous at the time. So God allowed Satan to destroy Job's life. Satan made his family die, his land taken away, gave him boils and sores and made him hungry and weak. Job always found the strength to pull himself up and continue to believe in God, despite his friends and family (before they died) trying to make him shun away from God. Though he was upset at why he was being punished for not doing anything wrong, he never once cursed at God. On the contrary, he praised him. "Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord. (Job 1:21) After all was said and done, God healed him and gave him twice as much as he had before.

Not everyone will go through the tests like Job, but, we will face things that come to us out of nowhere and really knock us down flat. If you continue to believe in yourself and God, you will get through and over any obstacle. You will be a better person for doing so.

"Is the world we live in today less true due to the truths of the future?"

Very thought provoking. We have learned so much in these couple of thousands of years living on this earth, and we have discovered more in being wrong or slightly off, than we have discovered knew things.

Who's to say that the things we hold today as proven facts, may be 100% wrong in another 100 years? Are we that narcissistic to believe that we are right? Even after knowing that we have been wrong more times than we can count throughout history?

Is it less true today, than it will be later? In a whole, no. What we know today may eventually become false. But that does not make it any less true today. As time unfolds, we will learn more and more about the things we have wrong and things we have yet to discover.

Reality is what you make of it. What you physically or emotionally see, feel, hear or think, is what makes your reality. This is why some people have a negative outlook in life, while some have a positive outlook. It's all in your perception. If you feel there is a hole in one of your perceptions of life, try religion. It may be that last little bit you need to feel complete. It may not be religion. It could be Yoga. It can be anything. But the trick is to find what makes you whole. When you do, all the answers will come to you in time.



I hope some of you feel the same as I do. If you disagree with anything, that is fine. Like I said earlier, what your choice is to believe, is your choice and no one else can make it for you.