A lot of wealth, art and effort is poured into Mosques, Temples and Cathedrals in order to prove their doctrines are real. I’ve walked around the ruins of many.
They are so beautiful even when their doctrines are long dead.
Bali – Sunset on Jimbaran Beach – Magic!!
Bali – The Royal Palace – Photos
Bali – Approaching the fabulous Tanah Lot.
Poetry – Wonder is the beginning of wisdom
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom
Zillions of galaxies,
Cascading in whirls,
Complex human beings –
Men and women, boys and girls.
Peering up at the skies
With questioning eyes.
The biology of a cell
And nature of thought.
Like green chlorophyll
Mysteries cannot be taught.
They make us ponder and try
To understand why.
Infinite universes
Where time has no end.
The evolution of life
And the way characters blend.
Until time passes by
We’ll be wondering why.
The creation of life
So complex and strange.
The way atoms and molecules
Join and arrange.
We can ponder until Kingdom come
For wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
Opher – 13.11.2019
Socrates said that wonder was the beginning of wisdom. I always used to tell my students to believe nothing. We did not discover new wisdom by accepting the old stories.
This is an infinite universe. To understand it and how it works is the imperative of life. Curiosity is what makes us human. To wonder how things work is the way we move to understanding.
Life is wonder.
Life is another great mystery. To understand how life was created would be incredible. Nobody knows. To create gods to explain the things we do not yet understand seems irrational to me.
We should wonder, explore, think, investigate and delight. That is life.
