(#5795) Living is more than just routine

      Even at my advancing age of 69 I realize that just staying alive is not enough. There is more than safety and security to manage. I need to keep learning and experiencing what is happening because there is nothing after I am not alive anymore. So whatever I can do to entertain or enlighten is my goal. I do have other purposes like being an example of what is positive and good. But that is not enough for what I need to stay engaged with my life. I have to keep my senses attuned to the harmonies of life and my mind surrounded by the as yet unknown. I have made it clear throughout this blog that caring for all life forms and being curious about everything else are the dominant natures of our species.
     Without either care or wonder our species would be nothing of any account. But we are with care and wonder and the difference is amazing. We tend to ourselves with a priority and we learn from what we have in our existence. Not only has our species flourished we have moved beyond our origin. We have stepped upon the Moon and soon will do the same on our neighboring planet Mars. Our curiosity has also allowed us to examine knowledge with logic and wisdom to create methods and treatments to sustain our bodies beyond our own individual ability to heal ourselves. Our care is advancing with the aid of our curiosity.
     Not only have we advanced the care for ourselves we have advanced care for other life forms in this incredible ecosystem we call Earth. We have come to understand the delicate balance of all the paradigms of life that exist all around us with the need for them to remain viable. The interconnectedness has not been lost on us. We humans may not all be on the same page as to a manifest destiny but we have at least a foundational concept of mortality. We will only live once in our human form so actually experiencing life while we have it is fundamental to actually being alive. I need more than just the mundane breathing to live. I need purpose and challenge to fulfill my personal destiny.