19 Apr 2014, 12:49 pm
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19 Apr 2014, 12:49 pm
19 Apr 2014, 12:56 pm
NinsMom wrote:
salamandaqwerty wrote:
Why do humans find something's 'meaningful'?
I find myself at the mercy of awe quite frequently. I sometimes go for walks by a local beach and something might catch my eye, like a small eddy of water as the tide recedes and I feel a connection to it.
As an example I might find myself thinking about the ocean and the swirling chaotic systems of fluid dynamics and wave propagation which leads me to think of the complex systems which led to the formation of complex molecules that could take in energy and use it to multiply and adapt to different environments. It may lead me to think of how I am a continuation of these processes and the thoughts I am having are an extension of the systems in the ocean I am observing.
I might see the moon reflected on the oceans surface and think of the swirling chaotic systems of space/time which led to the formation of the particles and molecules which make up the reflection I am seeing and that my contemplation is also a swirling chaotic process.
These thoughts happen almost instantly and are accompanied by a feeling of awe and the sense that what I have seen is important. I sometimes pick up a stone or something that triggered this feeling and bring it home as a symbolic reminder of that feeling.
I was just looking at my collection of symbolic odds n ends that I have on my coffee table
And thinking, what is awe, why do I feel that these objects have meaning and what is the meaning of meaning?
I find myself at the mercy of awe quite frequently. I sometimes go for walks by a local beach and something might catch my eye, like a small eddy of water as the tide recedes and I feel a connection to it.
As an example I might find myself thinking about the ocean and the swirling chaotic systems of fluid dynamics and wave propagation which leads me to think of the complex systems which led to the formation of complex molecules that could take in energy and use it to multiply and adapt to different environments. It may lead me to think of how I am a continuation of these processes and the thoughts I am having are an extension of the systems in the ocean I am observing.
I might see the moon reflected on the oceans surface and think of the swirling chaotic systems of space/time which led to the formation of the particles and molecules which make up the reflection I am seeing and that my contemplation is also a swirling chaotic process.
These thoughts happen almost instantly and are accompanied by a feeling of awe and the sense that what I have seen is important. I sometimes pick up a stone or something that triggered this feeling and bring it home as a symbolic reminder of that feeling.
I was just looking at my collection of symbolic odds n ends that I have on my coffee table
And thinking, what is awe, why do I feel that these objects have meaning and what is the meaning of meaning?
In the Native American religions, Taoism, & most Indigenous religions, there is a feeling of connectedness to all things. I believe that most things including rocks & tiny grains of sand & earth have a spiritual aspect & these objects can "speak" to us. I think that the things in your collection reached out to you.
What a lovely thought, thank you
it does kinda feel that way
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