PHOTO: Uncharted Territory


Where are we headed in our life? Do we have a plan or are we just stumbling through and hoping for the best outcome?

Nobody can see into the future, or "around the next corner", with 100% accuracy and certainty. This is so because the actions of millions of other people can change in a moment, and that moment can change the interaction amongst humans, which could change how the future materialises into the present. For example: upon waking tomorrow morning, I may have intentions of going to buy a new car. Of that I am 100% certain and, on that basis, the future seems accurate and pre-determined. However, upon waking tomorrow I hear news of a military attack on the country I live in because of a "mad mission" by some psychopathic political leader. The country I live in is now at war and I can no longer realise my plans.

While we cannot see the future, we can still try to live our present moments deliberately and positively so that we can find our way through the uncharted territories of this life. Our destination must always be purposeful: essentially that we will save our soul from the madness of this world and find our way to soul consciousness, enlightenment, and unity with the ONE true God. If we can stay true to that mission, we might, along the way, find beauty in the confusion and uncertainty of life.


Image: Cement Creek Forest, Warburton, Victoria, Australia. Copyright - Michael Beaton  

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