Answer the Question

Asking ourselves meaningful questions is a necessary part of unveiling our understanding of life. So many of us don’t feel qualified to answer the questions though. We push the question to the other or even to the unknown to answer for us because we are afraid of the responsibility it bears. If I answer the question, I’m expected to follow through with an explanation. Many times these explanations may demand evidence through one’s life. If I posit that ‘such and such’ is truer about existence, I may have a higher expectation of proving the answer. Who wants to alter their life when it’s easier to watch others do it and then follow suit when we know it’s a winning hand? We either lead or we follow.

If we are discriminating with our queries about life, we may be the only ones fit to answer them. This is where we are at a crossroads. We either accept what is, or we seek to understand. One will likely leave us forever unsatisfied and the other will be a meaningful pursuit.

We may not get truth from our answers, but I believe the pursuit has at least a chance at getting closer to reality.