Recently, an idea, more of a feeling, has taken hold of me. It has to do with the nature of the time-space continuum. Humanity, moving along an unseen, unfelt timeline. Humans just are. We exist. “I think, therefore, I am.” We are thinkers, most definitely. Our intellect has existed ever since we walked upright. And we have always contemplated the big picture. Gazed upward to make sense of our life’s journey–pre-ordained or free will? What makes us who we are? Why do we follow our unique paths? Is someone directing us? Is our path part of a plan? Sometimes, I picture myself in Ancient Rome. I’m wearing a stola, the traditonal garment for women. I am carrying a woven basket filled with fruit and other foods bought at the outdoor market. I am speaking to friends. There’s a sense of frivolity. People are all connected. A strong feeling of belonging. It is a good feeling. I’m happy.
But who this figment of my imagination?
Has there been a me flowing along in time? Always feeling like it is happening right now, this moment? Perhaps it’s so but we don’t really focus on it. Just as we have no real concept of gravity. We don’t feel it, don’t acknowledge it but it exists. We don’t feel our Earth moving at great speeds through space, yet it is traveling, thus. We don’t fell the spin but only see its effects.
When we interpret our personal journey, we do not take into account all of these hidden forces that seem to have no effect on us. So what else is there? I take great joy in contemplating my connection to all. To all the forces of the universe. To the expectation that humanity exists for a reason. That space-time is a force that can be shaped. That we all existed from the beginning and all new discoveries are built upon orginal ideas that humaity has brought forth before. Why are we here? Who are we? Are questions asked through milennium. We still do not have answers. But perhaps the answer is simple. We are the manifestion of a life force, an energy, that once realized never goes away.
Perhaps at this moment, I am that woman at the market in Ancient Rome while simultaneously being me here, now, in front of my computer. Connected through time, connected outside of time.
That thought brings me joy. I send that joy out to you.
