The discussion
today was refreshing, but it honestly hurt my brain. As we sat imagining infinite space, all I could see was
moving darkness. I continually reverted back to the image of earth and the
atmosphere around it. The fact that space never ends is insanely creepy.
Imagining this scene reminds me of when I think about death and the afterlife.
It’s like you always imagine yourself being around, yet one day you won’t be…so
where do you go? Will your soul continue on? This idea and the idea of infinite
space scare us because it is has no known ending. We can imagine ourselves
dying, but can we really imagine our inner thoughts vanishing. I can’t. Or every time
I think about its too unsettling to continue.
Continuing
on with the discussion, we talked about the constant replacement of the “wall”.
Its crazy to think that as humanity advances new things will be discovered and
our philosophies will die out. It’s a never-ending process. As humans, we will
always have a wall, a boundary. In order to live our lives feeling supported
and safe we need guidelines and beliefs. Today after class I tried to imagine
having no wall and I came to the resolution that without any walls I would find
no point in living out my life as I am now (going to school, pursuing a career,
having a family). It all seemed pointless in the grand scheme of things. With
no foundation to live by, life would be laid out spontaneously. I look forward
to the days approaching as we continue on with the ideas of Dostoevsky.
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