Forever
The sky goes on forever.
There was a beginning
There will be an end.
The end will go on forever.
We enter into forever
For a short while
We see forever
We live in forever
But only for a short while.
We invent
We think
We solve problems
But we cannot understand.
Forever is always beyond us.
Opher 22.8.2024
Because we find some things, like infinity and the evolution of consciousness, impossible for us to grasp we make things up.
We live in an infinite universe. We glimpse a little of it. We are able to see and think.
We do not know where the universe came from or where it is going. We theorise on Big Bangs and distant entropy in which the stars all go out and the universe becomes cold, dark hydrogen.
We theorise about evolution and the astounding development of consciousness and intelligence.
In the midst of infinity we live for a brief moment.
We find these ideas so astounding, so complex, so vast that we cannot understand.
Our brains are wired to assume everything has a purpose.
So we invent simplistic answers. We invent gods, devils, fairies and magic kingdoms. We find that more comforting.
But we are really adrift in the midst of forever.
Every second we have is precious. It’s all we have.