Monday 10th November
Just another flippant topic to shake you out of your cornflake bowl; “What is the meaning of life?” This of course pre-supposes that there must be some guiding intelligence in the Universe, or at least some principles in play other than pure physics. So firstly let me upset all my religious friends (if I haven’t successfully done that already) by saying that there is no God. Or rather, if there is he must be blithely sleeping or have wandered off to another part of his ever-expanding Universe to see if any species developing on another planet is worthy of his attention, looking for some Moses in another Milky Way perhaps (a word of advice God, ditch the coveting Asses next time, covering your asses might be more appropriate)– hahaha. There is of course no evidence that there is any life anywhere else in the Universe; for all we know we could be a random mistake, a flaw in the otherwise perfect Chemistry of the Universe. But I am open to the idea that Life may in fact be endemic in the Universe; that is the natural rather than the rare thing. Sadly I won’t be around in a few millennia when we might find out….
So, the meaning of life. Reproduction is a given; we are pre-programmed to replicate the programme – if that makes any sense. And thank goodness, otherwise there wouldn’t be any sex and Adie baby would be a very dull boy indeed. But if Man has invented God and Reason and is seeking an answer to the big question then the only one I can find is to leave this world just a tiny bit better place than it was when one came into it. And that means both in a personal sense, in (hopefully) instilling some ideas into our children and grandchildren to counter the prevailing view that ‘Greed is Good’. It also means to help people where you can, not to strive for money kicking the faces of those climbing the ladder behind you – let them overtake you, they too will one day discover that material possessions are worthless (no luggage rack on the hearse). But also in a political way, to try to open a few people’s eyes to other possibilities, to educate one’s fellow struggler’s, to stand up to tyranny and to scream blue murder when appropriate. Had any of you been reading my blog already this would of course have been abundantly clear. Bye for now.