Why! why!! why!!! The sound of the most essential question of existence, the greatest of all kinds, the only question that defines purpose and is in fact in itself defined by purpose.
While we hunger for reason, while we ask why, why this is and why that is, it is amazing to understand that certain things in life are best or meant for a course without reason. In fact, its a paradox to know that while reason put the pieces together, while the question 'why' gives us a sense of direction in everything we are and everything we do, while this question brings life to us, it also brings death. It gives and it takes, this question is the reason for our joy, every single laughter, kindness, and peace. Yet it is the source of all misery, pain, and tears.
So, what is the purpose of reason?
First we must understand what they are, that is, in a nut shell purpose is like a car and reason being the parts. Reason is a set of rules, regulations, laws, or theories. Purpose is a set of reasons that someone or something is obliged to follow and for which if they fail they are not fulfilled or are punished or terminated, in anyways there are consequences, and someone or something must pay the price for that failure. So this brings us back to our question. The purpose of reason is purpose itself, and the reason for purpose is to USE, to use this for that and that for this. Which is why some things can not be defined by reason because they do not follow rules, regulations, laws, and theories. They are there to defy reason, to unbalance it, to counter it. And why would they do this, because they are in themselves purpose divorced from reason, they cannot be defined because they do not follow the pattern of reason, they have a purpose, we know this purpose, but we can never comprehend it, because they defy the natural order of things, they don't care about rules and regulations, laws and theories, they don't care about justice, what is right or what is wrong. I am talking about things like LOVE.
What Is Love?
Love is to be naive, selfless or self-centered, stupid, irrational, etc towards the giving or protection of something or someone that one deems right or good for their subject and of course without a logical explanation. Believe it or not, love will not be love if it has a reason that is governed by rules, regulations, laws, and theories. After the question 'why', love is the most complex question that can ever be asked, because love is insanity, in fact, it is a generally accepted and approved insanity.
So What Is The Purpose Of Love That Makes It So Insane?
Love is the only thing that unbalances the world that is governed by rules, regulations, laws, and theories. Love is the only thing that gives room to be free; it is the only thing that sets us free, yes, FREE. Here is a practical example, if you marry a woman or man because of character, beauty, money, fame, or just because you are lonely, these are qualities that are controlled by circumstances, rules, regulations, laws, and theories, it is not love. Which means it is subject to ending, that is, when that quality fades away, or is no longer satisfactory, the reason for being with that person dies. This is in fact why there is more divorce in our world today, I mean, everybody marries for a reason. Love has a purpose, and that purpose is to unbalance reason. I mean, how can purpose be without reason. This is why we do not understand it, because everything we are, everything we do, from the food we eat, to the cloths we wear, to the house, cars, and even the air we breath is governed by reason, we are in fact a set of reasons trying to find our purpose, we are prisoners of reason and love is the only thing that sets us free.
But if you are out there and you think you are in love, then ask yourself, 'why am I in love' and if you get any answer to this question, I'm sorry, but know this, it is not love.
Some of the Recently Asked Questions
“If
love sets us free, can’t it be a reason to love?” (Ben)
Freedom is not a reason for love; it’s a
gift from love. You cannot love a person because you want to be free, no; it’s
the love of another that sets you free. Neither can you love yourself because
you want to be free; he who loves is the sacrificial lamb, the guardian. It is
the love of another that can set you free.
Fair enough, but you do not control the choices of others. Freedom is a choice, and that freedom is a gift you give, one of the gifts you give when you are in love, it is not a reason for love. John 3:16.
"At first the initial statement scared me, but after I read more, I understand. Very comforting. So, are you saying, I no longer have to try to find out what my purpose for being on earth is?" (Keller)
Of course not, that is the essence of our joy, peace, and fulfillment, to find our purpose. What I'm trying to do is to unplug us from the world that is already governed by reason and logic, then purpose is a more intricate subject, as you well know, there is a difference between the mouth and the word. We both know this truth that we were conceived and born without our consent, you didn't choose to be an American, a Japanese, an African, black or white, neither did I. You could have been black or white, however, you grew up to realize that you are what you are and that it has nothing to do with your own abilities or anything that you had to offer, in fact the country that we are so patriotic about didn't choose us or has it any contribution to what we are, its in itself as we are without control of its molding, but we are an intricate masterpiece that needs to be governed which is logical, but then what ever the color of our skin is or isn't we are not in any way different from each other and there is no logic or reason to explain this fact of un-consented molding, its simple, you cannot choose to be a man or a woman, to be an American or a Nigerian, you have no say in it, whether you appreciate it or not, you've been made and must live with it; what do we do? we just accept it and never question it. This is to say that in fact, reason and logic have there limits, yes, they do. I write this article with more emphasis to love because its the most profound and comprehensive means to describe what I'm trying to convey and of course to help us draw a fine line between purpose and reason. This article can be argued or misunderstood for centuries to come for the sake of what it conveys, its difficult to think that a bird can fly without wings, its not what we are used to and we often don't go there because we are logically finite in experience, but the world that we live in goes more than meets the eyes and this is what keeps it going, its why we are still searching and why we're still discovering, its why you're are a woman and me a man, and its yet the reason why I must respect what we all are because we didn't choose it, I could have been you, and you me. If you don't marry for love it doesn't mean you cannot be happy with your spouse, just don't expect a trophy for loving somebody, and never confuse love with like, no matter how much affection that likeness carries with it. Love is not a finite instrument, its a wave of infinite ability.
What if you love a person because you want them to be free?
Fair enough, but you do not control the choices of others. Freedom is a choice, and that freedom is a gift you give, one of the gifts you give when you are in love, it is not a reason for love. John 3:16.
"At first the initial statement scared me, but after I read more, I understand. Very comforting. So, are you saying, I no longer have to try to find out what my purpose for being on earth is?" (Keller)
Of course not, that is the essence of our joy, peace, and fulfillment, to find our purpose. What I'm trying to do is to unplug us from the world that is already governed by reason and logic, then purpose is a more intricate subject, as you well know, there is a difference between the mouth and the word. We both know this truth that we were conceived and born without our consent, you didn't choose to be an American, a Japanese, an African, black or white, neither did I. You could have been black or white, however, you grew up to realize that you are what you are and that it has nothing to do with your own abilities or anything that you had to offer, in fact the country that we are so patriotic about didn't choose us or has it any contribution to what we are, its in itself as we are without control of its molding, but we are an intricate masterpiece that needs to be governed which is logical, but then what ever the color of our skin is or isn't we are not in any way different from each other and there is no logic or reason to explain this fact of un-consented molding, its simple, you cannot choose to be a man or a woman, to be an American or a Nigerian, you have no say in it, whether you appreciate it or not, you've been made and must live with it; what do we do? we just accept it and never question it. This is to say that in fact, reason and logic have there limits, yes, they do. I write this article with more emphasis to love because its the most profound and comprehensive means to describe what I'm trying to convey and of course to help us draw a fine line between purpose and reason. This article can be argued or misunderstood for centuries to come for the sake of what it conveys, its difficult to think that a bird can fly without wings, its not what we are used to and we often don't go there because we are logically finite in experience, but the world that we live in goes more than meets the eyes and this is what keeps it going, its why we are still searching and why we're still discovering, its why you're are a woman and me a man, and its yet the reason why I must respect what we all are because we didn't choose it, I could have been you, and you me. If you don't marry for love it doesn't mean you cannot be happy with your spouse, just don't expect a trophy for loving somebody, and never confuse love with like, no matter how much affection that likeness carries with it. Love is not a finite instrument, its a wave of infinite ability.
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