My life certainly does not contain a lack of mystery. Mystery is almost a routine event here. My mother once said to me " You know its OK to just realize life is just life and nothing else " I was angry that she was suggesting I crave mystery in events that have mundane explanations. What an ignorant insult. Some people really are at the other end of the spectrum, and stick their heads in the sand as soon as something disturbing comes along that they can not pigeon hole. A minister asked me if I wanted my house blessed a while ago. I answered that I like the events here as they add mystery to my everyday life. To have mystery in your life is a great richness that many only dream about. Of course most people could have a taste of mystery if they just opened their eyes once in a while.
"Life is just life and nothing else." (?) That's kind of bleak and depressing. If that's how I viewed life I would have killed myself a long time ago. Of course, having to be around people like that can cause we "weird" people to also feel very depressed; it's one of the main reasons why creative people are suicidal and the main reason why Hermann Hesse wrote Steppenwolf. The whole book is actually about that!
ReplyDeleteRe: the minister, that's why I like Catholicism. Catholics are still open to the idea of the existence of ghosts and spirits. Other denominations, not so much.
ReplyDeleteI found that amazing. For example - praying for the deceased !
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