I don’t know. Things don’t have purposes, as if the universe were a machine, where every part has a useful function. What’s the function of a galaxy? I don’t know if our life has a purpose and I don’t see that it matters. What does matter is that we’re a part. Like a thread in a cloth or a grass-blade in a field. It is and we are. What we do is like wind blowing on the grass.
– Ursula K. Le Guin, The Lathe of Heaven: A Novel
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And I said to him
Are there answers to all of this?
And he said
The answer is in a story
and the story is being told.
And I said
But there is so much pain
And he answered
Pain will happen.
Then I said
Will I ever find meaning?
And he said
You will find meaning
Where you give meaning.
The answer is in story
And the story isn’t finished.
Padraig O’Tuama, “Narrative Theology #1”
(from “Readings from the Book of Exile”, Canterbury Press, 2013)
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing.
Excellent truth
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Long day indeed …. but a good one!! 🤗
It is. Thanks!
just a miniscule speck.
No matter how small, we do play a part…
Oh, we do.
It’s meaningless only if we believe it to be..touch the heart of at least one person a day, look at the midnight sky and hear the birds’ whispering, hug your family – there’s something there…
Oh, there’s so much there.
Just because we don’t always perceive the meaning doesn’t mean it’s not there…
And when you figure it out, please enlighten me.
Deal.
so love your enthusiasm in taking on these monumental undertakings. for you, anything IS possible. 🙂
Well, well, well, Mr. Kanigan, I’ve certainly got you snowed… But thank you for the compliment…I appreciate the vote of confidence more than I can say. ☺️
Oh no worries. I’m quite nurturing on the front end with encouragement. Wait till you see the back end on failure of delivery.
I’m so relieved I don’t have to worry about finding my purpose. It’s so exhausting!
Wow, how lucky are you have figured it all out.
Very wise words. Thank you for posting!
They are! Thanks.
What a provocative article. You do, choose some multilayered topics for us to chew on!
I think,
The difficulty is to find a true mirror; to not underplay nor overstate one’s self. but to just Believe, that somehow yes, we are, making a difference.
to someone. And keep on.
That’s it Debi. That’s it.
🙂
Agreed strongly 🙂