A while ago I shared here on my blog a conversation I had had with my dad, asking him what the point of life was and that I felt there was no point, while feeling a little down and confused.
If you didn't see that post, his answer was plain, simple, concise, logical, reasonable. My dad looked up at me and said: "But Lyn, there is a point. The point of life is living."
As he said it something in me clicked and the world made sense, even if just for a moment. Because my dad and I have had many such conversions since I was little, and because I know and understand my dad, I knew instantly what he meant by it or how it was meant as I'm sure many others do too.
But the conversations that followed between myself and friends and other family members made me realise that some may not see it for what it is and would try to uncover layers of his response instead of just appreciating it for what it is. His wasn't a layered response, but a declaration of the truth, The Way Things Are.
Today I read a quote by Alan Watts which explains it perfectly:
"The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves."
What a great quote.
I love The Way Things Are.
Thanks for reading,
lynb
