You and I share many of the same beliefs on these topics. However, I do not share your optimism with regard to what science can accomplish if combined with spirituality, nor do I think we need all the answers that each field seeks to provide. Do we really need to know for a fact how we came to be, scientifically or spiritually? I often drop this quote from one of Neale Donald Walsch's conversations with God: "Do not waste the precious moments of this, your present reality, seeking to unveil all of life's secrets. Those secrets are a secret for a reason. Grant your God the benefit of the doubt. Use your NOW moment for the Highest Purpose- the creation and the expression of WHO YOU REALLY ARE. Decide who you are- who you want to be-and then do everything in your power to be that.
It is not nearly so important how well a message is received as how well it is sent. You cannot take responsibility for how well another accepts your truth; you can only ensure how well it is communicated. And by how well, I don't mean merely how clearly; I mean how lovingly, how compassionately, how sensitively, how courageously, and how completely.
If you think your life is about DOINGNESS, you do not understand what you are about. Your soul doesn't care what you do for a living-and when your life is over, neither will you. Your soul cares only about what you're BEING while you're doing whatever you're doing. It is a state of BEINGNESS the soul is after, not a state of doingness."
I do not believe that the universe has given us the faculties to solve the unsolvable. Besides, people won't believe science that goes against their beliefs anyway. What is the point in trying to prove or disprove the existence of consciousness and souls? Will that yield better medicine? Will it lead to nuclear fusion power reactors? Even such projects as the Kepler and Hubble telescopes, as much as I marvel at the discoveries, do not seem worth the expense to me. Extraterrestrial life either exists or it doesn't. Who cares. Spend that money solving world hunger, for example. Ok, this comment is long enough.
Maybe I'll write a poem later inspired by your piece. If I do, I'll come back and drop a link. This comment is already very long and not likely to be read by anyone but you. As you suggested I drop some links, I'll do so in separate comments that won't require someone to expand the comment.
