purpose

i find that looking at jellyfish goes a long way toward convincing me that no matter how horrible things are, everything is still fundamentally all right. their hypnotic movements make your mind move slowly, and the astounding alien beauty of them keeps you from looking away. it is a never-ending comfort to me that i was created by the same things that shaped the world and all these stunning creatures.

a while ago i was listening to alan watts, a philosopher, and something he said struck me as especially wonderful. even if you don’t believe in god, or a sentient creator, the fact remains that the forces that keep the galaxies and planets in motion are active on a much smaller scale right here. the same patterns that fuel the stars are responsible for your presence here. you are made of the same stuff. so forget god. what's important is that in you, the universe has produced a part of itself that is capable of looking back at the whole, and appreciating it in its entirety.

i think that if we have a moral obligation to do anything, that’s it. to take responsibility for our own eyes and our own intellect. to be appreciative. to be awake. what else is consciousness good for?