The Matrix
In the Matrix trilogy – the second movie, I believe – there is a conversation in which it is said that, basically, humans as they are could not tolerate paradise, heaven, Eden, whatever you would like to call it. Humans define their lives through their suffering.
Is this true? What does it mean for humanity? What does it have to do with spirituality?
To answer the last question first: A lot, actually.
When you define (or try to define) human nature, you then step into the territory of what makes us who we are. That can venture into a multitude of different subjects such as the soul, the mind, the Self, how humans got started out, how life on this planet got started… You can see where I’m going. There are a lot of subjects.
The same goes with the second question. You move into territory like global consciousness, evolution, our future as a species…
Now, perhaps, you can begin to see why spirituality can be so hard to define.
Even the answer to the first question can have a lot of implications. No matter what the answer, why? If yes, is it inherent or learned? If it is inherent, where from? Why?
“Why?” is always the big question, isn’t it?
Which brings me to the next question – why am I telling you about this? What am I on about?
I suppose the first thing (I seem to get in a habit of multi-part entries on this site) I would like to point out is simply all the questions.
If not proof, this should show you that no one knows all the answers. We, in our current state, simply cannot know anything without doubt.
This is where the protests start, but ‘knowing without doubt’ and ‘believing without doubt’ are two separate things – as much as some would like to try to convince people otherwise.
More to come…
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