NorthOfNorth wrote on May 30^th, 2012 at 11:06pm:



Art is a means of human expression.

Art doesn't necessarily lead us to awareness, imo.

Though yes, its expression can lead us to new insights and new awareness.

But mostly, the 'pursuit' of 'art' in our culture is about [seeking] distraction and [seeking sensual] entertainment, imo.



'Life is a search for meaning.', but it is only a only search for meaning, if we decide to engage with that search.

i.e.
This world contains many distractions, which can easily lure us away from a 'path' or 'discipline' that we may have initially chosen.

Journey interrupted.

certainty can only be imagined, not known.

How can 'certainty' be even approached, if we as creatures, are happy to merely sit on our tush, and eat peaches [that are handed to us] ?

Certainty is hidden, for a reason, imo.       [e.g. for the same reason that a box of matches, is not put within the reach of a young child].

I do not believe that any human being can attain 'certainty', but i believe that it is certainly possible to approach 'certainty', if we are willing to exert the effort to diligently search for it.

My assumption is that many simply give up the search, as they feel that they have more pressing everyday matters to attend to.

What importance do we put on seeking knowledge and truth ?

What importance do we put on achieving temporal, worldly, social 'achievement's' ?






Human beings have no idea of [potentially] what power we hold [....or, almost have access to].

But then, for myself, i certainly would not want the majority of 'children' like us, to have access to 'cosmic' 'matches'.

But most can never [in any case] have access to such things.




Proverbs 25:2
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.





Just a thought;

If Jesus was a real person, and if Jesus really did do things like, raise the dead to life again, if he had the 'power' to walk upon water, and to heal the sick, with a touch,   ....if those things really happened, how did he achieve them ?

Some people [most people] will say that those accounts are just myths, and impossible.

What ?

Because we do not have knowledge [now, of 'something'], that 'knowledge' is unobtainable ???

That is the logic, that such a negative 'mindset' is expressing, and empowering.

Consider;
Some of the knowledge which we [mankind] have access to today, was [literally] 'unimaginable' just a century or 2 ago.








John 8:21
Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.
22  Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
23  And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.
24  I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

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