Thursday, 2 July 2015

A Future not our own

There are some crazy things happening here. The year is 2015, its the 2nd day of the 7th month. I speak in this ancient way because I want you to know this is a documentary.

The world is currently crazy. It feels like we are at a weird point in history. To me, history only goes so far as back to the 1700s...the only account of history I know before that point was through Shakespeare. What happened those years? Between Roman history and the death of Christ, his apostles' evangelization, and the collapse of the Roman Empire, there seems to be a huge blackout in history. I believe they call it the Dark Ages?
We are definitely not in the Dark Ages now. But neither is it bright. It just seems splattered with all sorts of colours. What with the homosexual marriage legalization, its definately streaks of colour. But is it bright?

It seems as though along with all the technology, and globalization, in spite of us feeling closer to each other from opposite ends of the world, we are definitely seperated. There is a dominant force in the world, and it seems as if the dominant force is governed by solely evil forces. Whatever is influenced by pure forces is shunted, diminished or deemed unimportant. I see one theme splashed across the canvas of today, apart from the many colours, and that is self-gratifaction.

It seems as if self-gratification is the solution our world has to all of its problems. If you are lonely, find a companion to spend the night with. If you are depressed about not having a companion, you shouldn't be because you are an independant person (or you should be). If you are depressed about not being able to be an independant person....you may drink or engage in meaningless self-gratifying sex or other kinds of indulgence to fill that hole. But the hole doesn't get fixed. The world's solutions are not really solutions anymore..

There used to be a time when people looked to the spirits. When they believed in something bigger and greater than themselves. There are still people like that. We just don't know about them. There's no room for blind faith in today's world, it just doesn't seem to fit. Why? Because we are afraid it will outshine the rest of the colours on the canvas. Because pure bright white light will definitely drown out the spectrum of colours already thrown there. But why is this such a bad thing?

There's more. Not only will the light drown out the other colours, it will encompass them all, resulting in what seems like a single light, a single path to follow. No more doing your own thing, no more to him his own way...there will be one way. And no one will like that way, because its way is not of self-gratification. Its way is unfortunately, the difficult way out of our problems. Its self-sacrifice.

But we do not have time, nor patience, to allow the white light to take over. We do have desire, yes, every human being desires a solution to their problems which will be there to stay, which transends all other solutions, which leaves them in peace, at rest. But its too difficult to achieve, so we don't even try. Besides, there is no garuntee it will work, right?

So we as human beings settle into enjoying our current rainbow-looking canvas of life. There are so many different colours, and they are beautiful! And whenever someone brings up the white light, we'll ignore it, or turn our backs and canvas another direction, so no one can see it. In the meantime, we'll try to be brothers and sisters, we want to be united.

But how can we be united if we have so many different colours on the canvas? Yes. We DO come from different countries and different cultures, but do we come from different beings? No. We are all the same! We are all looking for the same thing, we all desire peace, and love, intimacy, security. We all desire to be loved and we all enjoy giving out our love. Materialistic things like DNA, skin colour, gender, sexuality, identity, culture, food, language, it doesn't seperate us so much that we must have several colours on the canvas..the very essence of our being, human beings, that should unite us! I'm sure most people will agree that we have souls. So why is it so hard to understand that humanity cannot live in peace unless we have one colour on the canvas, one white, pure, bright shining light.

Of course, the dominant culture is the only voice we hear of in this world . I bet you all the artifacts you have from 2015 indicate this. North America and the European colonies have steered the entire globe into one direction. Sometimes so strongly that they show you several colours on the spectrum, but all you see is blackness. Darkness. Was this why the Dark Ages were the Dark ages?

So if you want to know what life is like in 2015, well its very confusing. The Music industry is failing, its changed from pure talent and brilliance to beats and annoying repetition. Man relies more on himself than his brother and neighbour. It feels as if people are more selfish these days than they ever were. But let me tell you, this is not true. Humans have always been the same throughout the ages. We're all trying to get by, and the important part is that we are trying. There are a few of us who see nothing but black on that canvas. I call that depression, and I blame the world for it. Then there are the majority of us who claim life is beautiful and confusing when they see the many different colours on that canvas. And then, there is another population of beings, how many, I don't know...I couldn't say. I'd like to think its more than I imagine. Another population, who stand simply in awe of the bright and beautiful white light, and allow it to engluf them, and carry them into another realm...they see a world greater than themselves, and a future not their own.



Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Argh! What's good, What's evil?!

Being a regular attendant at my Catholic church, I am accustomed to accepting facts about life the way it has been presented to me all my life. Answering questions about life, suffering, and why we were even put on earth, has always been easy if you open a bible. But recently I have snapped out of it. Surprisingly too. And I've started to put two and two together so that i have my own personal understanding about things, in order to accept my faith's truth as the TRUTH.


How in the WORLD, you may ask, is that possible?? Must one search the world for answers to every question by themselves?
Not really. Its quite simple really. Does it make SENSE? is the only question you need to ask yourself before accepting anything as the truth. That's common sense too eh?


In this post I will be addressing the question- "How can I live my life as a good human being without being affected by external media?"


Let me give you an example. Catholicism tells us to stay away from evil, and things that promote evil and the wrong moral values, issues of inappropriate sexuality, stuff like that. Take harry potter into consideration:
  VS. 


YOU!!! that's what the answer is. And even though I may not be completely 100% correct when I say this, but for all the harry potter fans out there- It's you that decides! 
The books, Harry Potter, demonstrate qualities of evil, lack of remorse through some of characters like Lord Voldemort, elements of magic that our faith of course does not agree with, and murder- the list continues.

YET! It demonstrates moral values, like love, friendship, bravery and courage, sacrifice and the struggle to do what's right, to achieve a greater good, for the sole purpose of helping other people and being righteous. The fact that it can demonstrate two very conflicting types of values would puzzle everyone- and has obviously created controversy worldwide. 

It remains a fact that one's actions are determined by their choices and beliefs. Think about it right now, what are you firm about? What are the few things that you are passionate about? As for me, I can't stand people wasting paper, or littering, or not recycling. I also am passionate about tragedies like the holocaust or the titanic. So there you go, I'm a green freak, and a...tragedy freak? But that's what I am, and it's my beliefs that determine my actions: I would take extra measures to save/recycle paper, spend extra time for a good cause and spread awareness against discrimination. My actions would be governed by what I am firm about. 

Similarly, If you choose to focus on what's right and attempt to differentiate it from what's not, you should be just fine. If you walk into a room where everyone is a sinner, as long as you are firm in your moral beliefs, you know you'll be just fine. 

Coming back to Harry Potter now- being a firm Catholic, or wait, regardless of your religion, you should know what to pick out of it and indoctrinate into your life, and what to stay away from. 
And now to ask our question that we touched upon before: Does that make sense??? (Does evil, magic and murder make sense? What about love, sacrifice and courage?)
You don't need me to answer THAT for you.


The bible tells us about love, sacrifice, courage etc. and does not mention magic anywhere. So there you go, your answer.

In a nutshell, CHOOSE what you want to extract from anything, and disregard whatever isn't worth it! :)
That simple isn't it? :) You bet it is.
And you'll find sticking to your morals and your gut can take you a whole long way...!





Wednesday, 16 November 2011

Science Vs. Religion

       Are you Pious??? I am too! If yes, well then recall your religion's creation story! I'll recall mine: So God created the earth in 7 days, and created Adam and Eve.
Are you a science freak? Well so am I! Recall the big bang theory! The earth and the universe was created by the big bang, ( massive falls of fire and hot lava formed planets and other celestial bodies- formed because of immense heat energy).


    Howwwww is she both for religion and science you might ask? Well that's something we could debate on forever. The fact still remains, that no matter what we do, human beings will NEVER be able to answer one of the greatest questions of all time. How was our universe created!





Beautiful, isn't it? :) Quite so.


WHY do we believe in a God?
     Almost every human being chooses to believe in the greater being, the supreme intelligence, or in simple words, a God. But why??? As far as my limited knowledge in psychology goes, it is human nature to feel isolated. Human nature to feel secure only with the presence of a routine. Human nature to feel secure only with a knowledge that they have someone greater than them, to watch out for them.
Take yourself for an example. Imagine a world without parents, mayors, managers, or presidents. Utter chaos. Everyone needs a leader, and ever leader needs a leader, and as long as you are human, you will need a leader too. I guess we just want to know that our actions are rewarded in some way, and our faults and failures condemned. We want to believe that there is a REASON to live for, to impress someone with our achievements, a role model to follow, a saving grace that will yank us out of the deepest ditches of sin we fall in. Someone to rule the world! God! 
     And he is the answer to everything! and he determines what is always right and what is always just unacceptable! and he brings justice to the world! Children want to believe there is someone that will punish the child that stole their lunch, teens want to believe there is someone that oversees the sinful behavior their peers demonstrate, adults want to believe there is someone to call out to for help in times of need. 


We also believe in a God because of sacred texts presented to us in our various religions. 
And because of our ancestral beliefs.
But it stops there...


Humans were created with a brain. And we will question. And we question. And we still question. And we won't stop questioning until we are satisfied. And we humans are never satisfied...
So our questions lead us to contradicting ideas from what our faith puts down for us. Our billions of questions have led us to the ultimate question- IS there a God? If yes, PROVE it! 


Proof. That's what we want. And if that's what we want, that's what we are going to get. 
Here's where science comes into play. Science has it's own set of answers to life's questions: where we came from- big bang theory. How we got here- evolution. Why we suffer?- body mechanisms. And so on.


And there is always that gap, don't you think? That one area where both Faith and Reasoning lose their essence. Where both Religion and Science aren't as meaningful. And to bridge that gap, all you need is them together! 
So think about it logically and spiritually. What if we could get proof to our religious creation story? Maybe God created the heavens and the earth, and then we evolved? What if we were to combine and collaborate the two, in order for our science to have meaning, and for our religion to make sense!


We don't HAVE to take sides! We don't have to have conflicts! All we have to do is believe everything our faith tells us, and back it up with science. Use science to help you strengthen your faith! Instead of breaking it down..! 
That is what my page is about. MY SCIENTIFIC SPIRIT talks about them both. Self explanatory. Combining both Science and Religion helps me understand life better.
It's a give and take method, really.





I stumbled upon this realization after reading Yann Martel's Life of Pi. Where the protagonist Pi conveys his message using the means of both, religion AND science, to create something wonderful- a story. A memorable story that doesn't make any sense, yet makes all the sense in the world.


And that's just it! The complex confusing idea that they are both right, is the simplicity of it all! Stand up for what you believe in, and support it with facts.


That's what the war's about. Faith tells us God exists. Science is looking for proof. And Science has indeed found all the proof we need. It may not satisfy as, like I mentioned before, we are humans thereby we are never satisfied. But it is there. 


And we still need a saving grace. We always will. :)

Tuesday, 15 November 2011

I Still haven't found..what I'm looking for





       Have you ever wondered why we breathe the air we breathe? Why are we unfortunate periodically and yet generously blessed at other times? I decided to create a blog that records my ideas in my search to find why I love, why I breathe, and what my purpose is on . The meaning behind the name, "My Scientific Spirit" indicates that in this blog I'll be examining (Science) what the purpose of my existence (spirit) is. Sound wacko? Not really. Just a way to ease out and break off from your stress and busy schedules, and appreciate your lives a lot more.


Heard the song I still haven't found what I'm looking for by U2? They sound out what my deepest feelings are:
     
 "I have climbed highest mountains
       I have run through the fields

      Only to be with you

      I have run I have crawled

      I have scaled these city walls
      These city walls
     Only to be with you

     But I still haven't found what I'm looking for"

      Habitually we live every day of our lives in a routine. It is human nature to show concern for purely its own bare necessities, after which he forgets to look at the greater picture. We forget to see a situation as a whole. To find its brighter side. To find a silver lining.


      
      Pessimists will fail to see the beauty far beyond the ugly saxophone guy. Maybe, just maybe, we were put on earth for a reason. One that we won't discover until we breathe our last breath. However, if Buddha attained enlightenment, if Po from the Kung Fu Panda achieved inner peace, and if Hindus can attain nirvana, then so can we! Science Vs. Religion turns out to be a favourite topic of mine, that follows next. Feel free to add on your ideas.

Until then- SILVER LINING PEOPLE !!!