The Only Lost Cause Is One We

It Seems To Me That One Of The Most Basic Human Experiences, One That Is Genuinely Universal And Unites-or, More Precisely, Could Unite-all Of Humanity, Is The Experience Of Transcendence In The Broadest Sense Of The Word.

There Are Times When We Must Sink To The Bottom Of Our Misery To Understand Truth, Just As We Must Descend To The Bottom Of A Well To See The Stars In Broad Daylight.

I Am Not Sure One Is Capable Of Reflecting Absurdity Without Having A Strong Sense Of Meaning. Absurdity Makes Sense Only Against A Meaningful Background. It Is The Deeper Meaning That Is Shedding Light On The Absurdity. There Must Be A Vanish Point, A Metaphysical Horizon If You Will Where Absurdity And Meaning Merge.

Someone Who Does Not Draw Strength From Himself And Who Is Incapable Of Finding The Meaning Of His Life Within Himself Will...seek The Map To His Own Orientation Somewhere Outside Himself-in Some Ideology, Organization, Or Society, And Then, However Active He May Appear To Be, He Is Merely Waiting, Depending. He Waits To See What Others Will Do, Or What Roles They Will Assign To Him, And He Depends On Them-and If They Don't Do Anything Or If They Botch Things, He Succumbs To Disillusion, Despair, And Ultimately, Resignation.

Man Is Not An Omipotent Master Of The Universe, Allowed To Do With Impunity Whatever He Thinks, Or Whatever Suits Him At The Moment. The World We Live In Is Made Of An Immensely Complex And Mysterious Tissue About Which We Know Very Little And Which We Must Treat With Utmost Humility.