The Only Certainty is Uncertainty

[ariannash]

I'm in a strange place right now. Things I was once sure about, especially about myself, are becoming convoluted and unclear again. I went through this before and then came to a point where I was satisfied with my opinions on things, my perception of how the world should work, but it's changing again. I'm changing again

Comments

[anonymous]

so I don't know what you may be talking about...I have some ideas, but it wouldn't be loving to try and make judgments on what they are without listening to you. the one thing i have to say is that i don't advise people to fall for phrases such as the one you titled your post with, because they're catchy but misleading...and comforting. i know this may sound trivial but I shall try to make my point. if one says, there is no certainity besides that there is uncertainity, it becomes paradox...you are claiming that there is no truth, except that truth (that it doesn't exist). so in fact i think...thinking this way is a gateway into giving up. which you shouldn't do. i don't want to get into things too much here, but the grounding idea to me is that truth is not truth unless it seeks to know what is good, that is, love. truth that is complacent with being informative and functional doesn't subscribe to an ultimate purpose and is bound to fall apart. it seems as if you're giving up on some things because the world is not working

[anonymous]

i know this sounds hypocritical, but i also think that you shouldnt feel like a hypocrite if you know something and you believe in it and you fail. that's why we are human. we are only hypocrites though, when we reject what we believe, and give in, stop caring. i think thats a big reason why i was so mad at home. i didnt have space to lead the kind of life where i can sit, pray, reflect, and come to understand these sorts of things from sources that people berate in the world right now. at home, i would just get angry. here, im getting better, im happier. truth comes with peace. that's when you know it's okay. anger...no. anger is not the answer. love is. if you are angry..it doesnt mean you lost or you should give up...it means you need to keep gong.

[anonymous]

oh man, one last thing...i really mean it when i say truth is peace and goodness and love. if you find yourself rationalising about something, and declare you figured it out--but it doesnt bring you closure about things so to speak, chances are you're wrong. i dont believe that all truth simply comes from the mind. the heart also plays a role. just because you follow some recipe for figuring out something, doesnt mean its definitive and right. and just becuase something sounds smarter, or "smart" people think that way, doesn't mean its right and you've figured out something. even the poorest of the poor deserve the capacity to know truth. people may be stupid at lots of things, but they still can know truth, and they can be right about things sometime.

[ariannash]

boh, thank you for all that. of course I agree, that the quest for truth in search of what is good/love and not merely for knowledge should be the real goal. It is my goal

[notbamf]

Good luck finding the route. Let me know where to look after you've gotten it.