Written by Mark Adam Crow
This realm which we call home, is one in constant flux. One is two, is one again. That is the nature of this reality. An eternal ebb and flow between dualities, separating and rejoining. All aspects of this reality can be represented in such a way, and we are unable to fathom outside this perfectly balanced chaos. It has created us, the planet we live on, the universe we reside in. It is an infallible truth.
The yin and the yang. Darkness and light. Perceptions of good and evil. Pain and joy. Love and hate. Power and weakness. Man and woman. Parent and child. The perception of self and everything else. Life is made up of an eternal balance. One cannot exist without the other, for they are one and the same. In this way, we are forever disconnected with the rest of existence while in this reality, and yet still we are interconnected to all things, in that we are all separate, and within our separation, we find belonging and unity.
We, as resident beings of this reality, are in turn, manifestations of this principle. The entirety of the cosmos is found within us, both physically and intellectually. We are the ambassadors bringing this principle into plain sight, into our own sight. We are the universe, condensed and concentrated, for the purpose of witnessing itself condensing and concentrating. To lose itself, so that it may find itself all over again, only to again, lose itself. That is the purpose, the reason, the point to all existence, at least within this reality.
This is the reason for suffering, and pain, and loss, and fear. It is the reason for love, and joy, and comfort, and acceptance. One exists, because the other exists. They are one in the same. This principle pervades all things for it is all things. It has been since all things began. For there was no beginning, without the expectation of an ending, and then a new beginning. That new beginning comes with each new life, and the perceived ending with each passing death, and then again to new life. We see this proven true all around us. To find answers to questions that hide within the microcosm, we only need observe the macrocosm, as the same for the other way around. There is nothing new under the sun. It is as it always has been, the quest for self discovery. Human life is one spent looking for belonging, because we perceive ourselves separated from the rest of the universe, when we in fact, are the very universe we seek belonging within. For the kingdom of Heaven, and the temple of God, lies within man. We are God in a Godless world. We are the purpose in the universe without reason. We are the highest representation of the infinite, in that we are unable to see our perfect nature. This disconnection serves us well. Providing us with hunger, passion, and adventure. It provides us with a search, a quest, for knowledge and understanding. It is this quest that keeps us from sitting stagnant. If we were to inherently know all things, we could learn nothing, and would in turn, seek nothing. Our civilization would stop, only to disappear in the pages of time. It is our ignorance that keeps us going, our foolishness which leads to experience and therefore wisdom.