What if? It's the basis of many stories. We ask. We ponder. We wonder.
On Tuesdays I throw one out there. What if? It may be speculative. It may stem from something I see. It may be something I pull from the news.
Make of it what you will. If a for instance is not specified, interpret that instance as you wish. And if the idea turns into a story, I'd appreciate a thank you in the acknowledgements 😉
I don't even know what to target this week. It's disconcerting watching the fascist takeover. I had hoped that someone would be pushing back on this, but apparently it's all grandstanding and hand wringing. Deep sigh. I will miss living in a free country.
In and amidst all of this, I stumbled upon a blog post that purported to know "the truth" of the universe. And that was that rather than a benevolent entity or energy controlling it all, the truth was that the universe was controlled by a deep evil.
(There's a lot more to it than that. And I don't have the energy to find the original blog post to link to right now. If you want to read it, email me at mllelizka [at] gmail [dot] com, and I'll find that link and send it to you.)
That got me thinking...
What if the universe was created by a deep evil that permeates everything? What if it is our job to overcome that evil and bring goodness and love to it?
Well, I hate to be the one to leave it to others, but I just don't feel up to doing anything about it! I feel just too tired about everything already. Actually, a "deep evil that permeates everything..." and "our job is to overcome... it" sounds pretty much like Christianity! Or, it should, if it hasn't become something I'm pretty sure Jesus didn't intend.
ReplyDeleteI think we're a bit arrogant about our place in the universe. We are so fricking teensy, living on a thin layer of soil, from once active volcanoes in a vast universe within other universes, thinking we are gods. Our existence is irrelevant to how our universe formed initially. We are less than specks in the vastness and of no importance whatsoever. This is not depressing to know this. It makes us free to live and love our lives while they last.
ReplyDeleteYou really do have to wonder, don't you. If Good was in charge, would Evil even be permitted to exist?
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