#3 The Questions We Can't Answer

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Hello Again,
Honestly, I'm upset right now, so I'm here to take my mind off of things for a moment. I hope you're doing well. If you aren't, just remember that things can always get better, and they will.
I've found that learning about the world and listening to people's theories and ideas about how the universe works and how to live a good, peaceful life, often brings me a little peace, a little sanity. It often makes me feel seen, just to hear that my struggles are not mine alone. Other people go through the same things and ask many of the same questions I've wanted answers to my whole life.
It's frightening to think about what happens after we die. It hurts my brain to think about how the universe may have originated, what the purpose of all of this is. And I strive to figure out who I am, haunted by the thought that I may never truly know myself.
No one has all of the answers, no one knows for sure how all of this works or why, but some people can offer insight that makes those answers feel a little less unobtainable. Those people and their carefully chosen words can make us feel seen, valuable, and important in a world that often makes us feel small, powerless, and insignificant.
I personally believe that there is no form of study as important as the study of ourselves, our home in the universe, and all the intricate little things that hold this reality together: things like philosophy, matter and dark matter, relationships, and consciousness.
I guess what I'm trying to say, to you and to myself, if that we outta keep this in mind. If you're feeling lost, there are intelligent, deep thinking individuals out there with videos and audio books and college lectures and news articles, who can educate you on the things that are eating at your brain, who can help you think a little clearer and understand the world a little better. Just keep that in mind. It's there for you if you need it.
Here are some of my favorite people/resources:
Terrance McKenna lectures
Midnight Gospel & Duncan Trussell
Space.com
The Art of Living by Thich Nhat Hanh
Mel Robbins

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