Explaining the Unexplainable
As I noted below, today would have been my father's 78th birthday. As many of you know, he died suddenly, but peacefully, thank God, on July 14th. His birth, his life and the meaning of his death have been a subject occupying my thinking today.
As many of you know, I am a person with strong belief in God and deep spirituality. What this means for me, at least most of the time, is that I accept life as it is, and life on life's terms. At least, this is when I find the most inner peace. Trying to make people, places and/or things be the way I want them to be, has chronically failed me, and resulted in frustration, disappointment and at times, anger. So I trust, that God, in His infinite wisdom, has a plan out there whether it is something that I may or may not want to happen.
Sometimes, however, I get a bit superstition, and think that certain things that may be happening are signs to me about how I should or should not live my life, like I am being tested by God, to see if I am passing or not. Feeling as if I will 'flunk the test,' my judgment about how a situation can and will be handled are often reassessed. Other times, it feels as if I stick to good living, perform good deeds, and keep my part of the street clean, then all that is meant to happen will as it is supposed to be.
Many people know, I love my dog Astro. His health is failing and he is falling constantly, and his sight is diminishing as is his hearing. I am not quite ready to put him down yet, as he still eats and seems to be happy about living, at least being with me.
Here is the question of the day: Do you think that sometimes it is impossible to explain the unexplainable or that everything can be explained in some form or another? Do you feel as if you are being tested in life, and that there is a pass or fail and depending upon how you do, good or not so good things will come to pass? Do you think that we must learn to live with unresolved issues?
This is a deep question, I know. And many of you know me to be a deep, penetrating thinker.
Blessings to all.
Thank you for your minds.
As many of you know, I am a person with strong belief in God and deep spirituality. What this means for me, at least most of the time, is that I accept life as it is, and life on life's terms. At least, this is when I find the most inner peace. Trying to make people, places and/or things be the way I want them to be, has chronically failed me, and resulted in frustration, disappointment and at times, anger. So I trust, that God, in His infinite wisdom, has a plan out there whether it is something that I may or may not want to happen.
Sometimes, however, I get a bit superstition, and think that certain things that may be happening are signs to me about how I should or should not live my life, like I am being tested by God, to see if I am passing or not. Feeling as if I will 'flunk the test,' my judgment about how a situation can and will be handled are often reassessed. Other times, it feels as if I stick to good living, perform good deeds, and keep my part of the street clean, then all that is meant to happen will as it is supposed to be.
Many people know, I love my dog Astro. His health is failing and he is falling constantly, and his sight is diminishing as is his hearing. I am not quite ready to put him down yet, as he still eats and seems to be happy about living, at least being with me.
Here is the question of the day: Do you think that sometimes it is impossible to explain the unexplainable or that everything can be explained in some form or another? Do you feel as if you are being tested in life, and that there is a pass or fail and depending upon how you do, good or not so good things will come to pass? Do you think that we must learn to live with unresolved issues?
This is a deep question, I know. And many of you know me to be a deep, penetrating thinker.
Blessings to all.
Thank you for your minds.
posted by BarbaraFromCalifornia at
10:09 AM
17 Comments:
The only one who has the answers is you.
We may be able to explain what things are made up of, how they came to be, but we'll never be able to explain the "why" part of the equation. ie Why did molecules come together to create life? etc.
Dear B! I am so sorry for all that you have been going through. Hope you remember the good memories you have of your father.
About being tested in life - yes I believe that we are tested all the time. This year has been busy but reflective for me because I am searching for some meaning and I do know that we are all here for some reason and I do believe that we are tested to make sure that we carry out what we are here to do - if that makes sense(however we get to it). The tests in my opinion are felt more by people who can appreciate or think about them - at some level. So many people live their lives blindly from day to day (lucky them) without giving any/much thought to such topics. It is a long possibly meaningless post - I am tired.
xoxox
Good answer, Niobium.
I really like you, and think you are a very cool and smart woman.
My wishes for you are for all the best for always.
And you are right: I do have the answers. Thank you for reminding me of that.
"In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans.
In the depth of my soul there is a wordless song."
-Gibran
Of course the unexplainable cannot be explained.
Of course everything can be explained in one form or another.
No.
Yes.
dearest n,
what wise words:
'tests are felt more by people who can appreciate or think about them.'
Such wise and thoughtful words.
I hope the year continues on a bright and beautiful note for you, dear.
xox
b
rooster,
Gibran was a hero of mine in college.
Beautiful words, and I am happy you have found my blog.
Be well.
By definition, unexplainable things cannot be explained! I believe God meant for certain things to remain unexplainable mysteries!
As far as tests, I do believe that God tests us often, and wants us to pass!! The definition of "pass" though is for us to figure out!
Be well my friend,
Peace!
Nj from NJ
NJ,
Yes, unexplainable mysteries are, in some terms, learning to live with unresolved issues.
But the mysteries of life continue to unfold as we discover and uncover where we are meant to go and who we are to be.
Blessings.
Barbara,
Thanks for the kind words. It's nice to hear (see) them. I think you're pretty nifty yourself. If I didn't, I wouldn't keep coming back.
About G-d testing each of us: first, you know I don't believe in a single deity, I believe in a plethora of them. Second, I tend to focus more on goddesses than gods, and the goddess I honor most is Our Mother Earth.
That disclaimer aside, I have a hard time believing that a single deity (G-d) can possibly test all the humyns on the planet. There are over 6 billion individual souls after all, and a good many of them do not believe in this particular deity. So when you (others who believe in this single deity) say G-d tests you, does the word "you" mean You as an individual or You as in Jews as a whole? (Does this make any sense? I'm having a hard time articulating this complicated question.)
No one can know the unknowable. No one can KNOW that there is or is not a diety, or an afterlife, or meaning in life, etc.
All we can do is believe. Some do, some don't.
We have broached this qustion before so I guess it is of on-going concern for you. The answer is in your question. If it is unexplainable, then we can't explain it. Of course, everything CAN be explained in one form or another. The important thing to recognise is that language, and other 'tools' we use to explain, is not the same as the thing we seek to explain. There is necessarily a fiction between the two. Hence silly things like Magritte's 'Ceci n'est pas une pipe'. Explanations are just that. They cannot cross the bridge into ultimate truth.
anonymous- you seem to be a fan of my blog, but fail to reveal yourself for some strange reason.
You talk about ultimate truth? What does that term mean to you, and by whose definition please?
Thank you.
Well, 'truth' is a misnoma. If it has to be spelled out then it is immediately 'not true'. Ultimate truth is a little harder to explain (!) but is something that we yearn for or perhaps aspire to. We all like to think we have a handle on the truth. If 'truth' is to be more than something that is simply 'true', it must be experience(d). Ultimate truth for me lies outside language and outside time. This is all very difficult to explain, of course, but you caught me in loquacious mode. I am happy to be anonymous, because, in sum, we are all the same.
Anonymous,
Believe it or not, I understand your words, and you may especially be enlightened by my new post.
I am not sure I agree completely with your definition of ultimate truth, however.
there can be no 'definition' of ultimate truth. Definitions rely on logic and semantics. Ultimate truth is a little more sophisticated than that. (A rider: generally speaking, those who claim to 'know' have absolutely no idea. So I would prefer to be ignorant as well as anonymous). You have a great blog here.
There have been many moments in my life where I have despaired and just asked "Why?"
My mother died at the age of 47, after a long illness. I was 17 years old. I used to pray every night for G-D to take me and let her live, but, of course, it didn`t happen.
It has been a long time now, but I still miss her, but I have finally stopped asking "Why?".
A few years ago, my father and my sister died a year apart. I could not believe that this could happen.
It all felt so unfair.
My mother always used to say that
" Bad things pass, and good things will happen again".
You have been through such a bad time, Barbara, my heart goes out to you, just remember that good things will continue to happen, and it will get better.
Cherish the good memories you have of your father.
Zeppelina,
You have such a great soul and insight about the world, thank you for your kind words.
For those of you who do not know, zeppelina is a talented artist. Please check out her own blog to see what I mean. A real eye for the sensual.
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