its fun stuff.
we don't need to speculate though.
All we know is all we know (Which Russell points out is NOTHING!hehe)
Someone may keep a secret from you, in which case your 'knowing' will be limited. Someone may lie to you, in which case, again your 'knowing' will be limited. Discovering what appears to be a truth will often open whole new avenues of unknowing, and often those discovered truths will look like half-truths in hindsight. The nature of truth and knowing seem to change as we grow so what worth is there in a pursuit of truth and knowing outside of our direct current experience? The world of miraculous wonder is right here, right now, being directly experienced by all life and consciousness. Speculate on what was, what may be and what may come to be all you like, but the anxious and excitable machinations of the mind will do nothing but hold you fast in a prison outside of your self. I state that as if it was true, when of course Ive already obliterated the concept of truth for myself earlier in the paragraph .... so do with that what you will.
I suppose what Im trying to say, which is mostly what I am trying to tell myself, but I will share it with you anyway in case it is of any worth, is..... why care whether there are aliens or not?
Why care whether we get to mars? Why care whether anything? Why care whether we are happy or sad? Whether we live or die? What possible reason is there to concern ourselves with any of these trivial speculations when in fact our most undeniably perfect experience of existence (and our perfect connection to that experience) is in wholly attending the current moment without temporal or spacial or conceptual discrimination? Whether it be pleasurable or otherwise...
Im not suggesting nihilism, or complete non-action, or some kind of masochistic endurance of negative circumstance, Im suggesting Deepest Acceptance of what is, and Effortless Furtherance in to the next unpredictable, undeniably perfect moment of deepest acceptance and effortless furtherance etc.
I realise Ive gone way off topic here. Everything seems to lead me towards this concept at the moment. I think it might be enlightenment of a sort, but I couldnt say, Im not quite there yet! haha
Probably should have made a post instead of spamming yours, but I cant seem to post anymore. I only seem to respond to others. So thankyou for this inspiration!
Big love to you x x And PEACE. Strawberry fields for ever, and all that jazz
Basil