I swear, I should be wiser by now.
Sure. I know more than I did when I was ten, or twenty, or any other decade that followed. But here I am, on the other side of the apex. And there’s still so much that I don’t know.
It has become a primal awareness within me that I know very little about this Universe.
Not even a drop in the ocean of wisdom.
But. Oddly enough, perhaps that feeling is one of the clearest signs we are all seeing more, not less.
If we let ourselves be open to the true possibilities of thought, the more we learn, the more the edges of things start to blur instead of sharpen. What once felt solid and knowable begins to open up.
We should question the things in this world. I’m not talking about scientific proof and facts. Those things are established. They are grounded and rooted in validation and fact. What I am talking about are the questions surrounding beliefs. Beliefs about our understanding of the world. When we open ourselves up to this higher way of thinking, the world feels bigger. The unknown is a wonderful thing. Sometimes.
We have the ability to see that there is a whole new world outside. Our world, our universe, is endless. It is amazing. Unknown.
If we are open, we can discover there is much more than we ever could imagine.
We can sit with the questions. It helps us to seek more. To look. And hopefully, to see.
And honestly? Most people spend their lives trying to avoid that feeling. They try to nail everything down. They want things to feel certain and safe, even if it might be wrong.
But I say we should allow ourselves to notice the mystery.
It opens up the Universe. It expands us. For the good.
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“I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.” — Clarence Darrow
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“The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don’t know.” — Albert Einstein
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“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” — Socrates
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“Wisdom begins in wonder.” — Socrates
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