What's it all about

The scientific folks roughly estimate that, "More than 99 percent of all species, amounting to over five billion species, that ever lived on Earth are estimated to be extinct. Estimates on the number of Earth's current species range from 10 million to 14 million, of which about 1.2 million have been documented and over 86 percent have not yet been described."

Most of that churning of DNA-enabled and mediated diversity of Life over a couple of billion years seems to me to have been a magnificently complex process of increasing diversity and order-out-of-chaos, happening in the material world of physics and biology, involving self-replication and energy differentials to power the processes.

As for individual humans, .... I think we'd do well to try to live in as much balance and harmony as we can among ourselves and all other living things around us. As Beth said, Love and Learning gets us a long way there.

I've also heard of someone wondering, "What if the Hokey Pokey is really what it's all about?

Charles

Everyone knows...few admit...what's that all about...mired in doubt...it's what ya git...


" meaning of life?...give life meaning! "
logoslidat

This is a thought provoking thread for me, as I've been dealing with my own loss the last month, and been clearing out Mom's house. What is it all about? It's not about our things, and how many we accumulate--no matter what they are.

It is, I think, about whether we are remembered. In large ways or small ones. The imprint we leave behind. When my Dad passed in 2004, and the word went out in the college alumni news, the letters we received from former students were sometimes heartbreaking, and yet, we knew he was remembered fondly by 40 years worth of students.

So, who will remember us, and how? That, really, is what it's about.

I am not wise by any means and this is a very difficult topic. I think it's all about what you want it to be. Personally...I want my wife and children to know I did the best I could with what I had. My entire life has been about providing and I'm good with that. They will cry and miss me but they will remember me and hopefully learn from what I tried to teach them and turn that into a positive thing and bring it to a level I couldn't.

-Todd

Beth

To start with, thank you for the effort you and Gary are putting forth in letting all of us follow in your journey. Now to your question. It has been a very clear answer for me for over fifty years:
“‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’[a]; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

Have I succeed? Some days partially, others I have failed miserably. Fortunately, I am not going to be evaluated on my performance or success. I am more than confident that when it is over, I will be a winner! I have peace as I continue the race. My goal is to have "unfinished work" on the day I take my last breath.
David