At the beginning of this year I had a motto that I personally want to strive for which is: Live Truth. Be Different. This of course would consist of knowing what truth is if you are going to live it. Many have their own ideas and beliefs of what are true to them. What I may believe is true you may not and vice-versa.
I recently heard of a book I had never heard of before called, “Pale Blue Dot,” written by Carl Sagan, where he basically comes to the conclusion that all people in the vast universe are all very insignificant and not really special. This was his perspective in the book as he has also been quoted to say, “Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves.” There are many others who also believe as he does and will live their lives based upon that.
Sagan also came to a conclusion that…”there is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, (Sagan) it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known.” This is an encouraging sentiment to be kind one to another and to take care of the planet on which we live. I am sure some of the “Nones” would also agree with this.
If you were like me I had no idea what a None is until I read about recent statistics that reports that someone who is a None is one who does not affiliate with any known religious beliefs. So, if they were asked to fill out a survey on the list of religions they would check the box None or N/A.
I have heard it said by those with greater knowledge and wisdom than I that to believe in nothing actually takes great faith. To believe the world just “happened” from a “Bang” and people “evolve” is a theory, not a true scientific fact. Therefore, to believe that this world was created with a purpose by the God who calls us significant is a far better belief for me. Then when one reads Ephesians 4:32, “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake has forgiven you.”
It is all a free will choice that we were all given from the beginning when the human race was created. The author, Sagan believes this pale blue dot will be our only home we’ve ever known, but there is a life to come of a new home that is being prepared for those who believe. Believe what? The Truth. That God is. He was and is to come. Sagan had stated, “there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us,” but the truth is someone already did. His name is Jesus. The Way, the Truth, and the Life.
~TRS 2/25/24
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