There is always a silver lining (#1235)

Such is our human nature to find a way to see the bright side of any situation. We are the most confusable creatures. Other species in nature have less to think about so therefore they are conditioned to respond in typical and predictable manners. Not so for we humans. We have the innate ability to out-think ourselves or even under-think ourselves to our myriad disdains. It is like thought processes are a new toy and must be played with regardless of the consequences. We are so fortunate to have developed a system for thinking about premises and conclusions that have order to them and have a basis in logic. But as with many things here in reality, we often choose not to utilize logic for the many advantages, real or perceived, that we hope to attain. it is like denial in a lot of ways, we chose to ignore the facts and instead go with what we consider our intuition about what is right and wrong. A learned behavior that has established that we are our own sovereigns and as such we create our own reality. Nonsense! We are but a life that exists in the expanse of the Universe and the insignificance of our life is irrefutable. That does not mean that we are not a force in existence to be reckoned with but when we try to dictate terms to an unyielding Universe, we will lose every time. I can never say this enough, we as a species, must remember that humility is our most powerful character trait in learning and discovering our surroundings and what they may mean. I have no preconditions about what life is or will be but what I do know is that despite all the rhetoric and reality of doom and gloom, we are always afforded an optimistic outlook that can find that one sliver of a silver lining.