Why A Blog?
As time goes on, there seems to be more time for reflection and contemplation. Have I fulfilled my mission on earth? Did I even have a mission? Does it matter? In the grand scheme of things, probably not that much. I can offer my life experiencess and perspective. Of course opinions and speculation. Sadly opinions and speculation are a dime a dozen. Speculation bothers me, though I do it. I’m going to TRY not to do it here. No promises
I think I want to talk about values and curiosity and how those two things can intersect. Sometimes give my take on what I enjoy, how I think things through or how what we might find interesting or thought provoking.
One thing I don’t like are absolutes, even though I’ve used the term absolutely more times than I’d like to admit.
Why? Absolutes leave no room for nuance or gray areas. In my life, other than we all die (our heart stops beating, our brain stops functioning), I’ve seen very few absolutes. Maybe in math.
Most of life is lived in the extremely wide spectrum of the gray area. There is very rarely only one way to approach any problem or to reach a goal. Sometimes there seems to be an almost infinite set of routes which are all interdependent on other things. The old “If this, then that, except when” dilemma.
Overall, is like GOOD science. Good science is the kind where we never say “DONE”. We keep trying to find areas where our solution may be wrong. Variables we have missed. Things we didn’t know at the time. What exceptions are there to the rule and what are the possible implications…the gray areas. That is where curiosity comes in.
So that is sort of what I would like to express in my blog. My tastes may not be your tastes. My opinions may not be your opinions. That does not make either of us wrong. My experience is something we can share, but there will always be variables between our experiences, they may be tiny and almost insignificant, but they will always be there.
What would make either of us wrong is if we try to force each other to believe the same thing for the same reasons. If either of us can be harmed, we are doing it wrong. So stay curious. Write a blog. Ask some questions. Listen a lot more.