I think that thinking of our material universe, the one we perceive with our sense, as the only thing is not only foolish, it is arrogant. As well as, if I may add, in contradiction to theoretical physics. I believe I have always believed that there is meaning and purpose to life, although we may not understand that meaning and purpose. I think we catch glimpses of it here and there, and I honestly think that the universe communicates it to us, if we can listen for it if our perceptions are finely enough tuned. All my life, Ive had a strong sense of purpose, of being here for a reason that I might not at that moment understand, but that something, somewhere, understood. The times Ive been unhappy in my life are when Ive gone off the path, when Ive realized that I made a choice taking me away from the way I was supposed to go. I remember what it was like to go to law school and to feel, so deeply that it went to my core, as though I was in the wrong place, as though I had stepped off the path. The path itself feels narrow and rocky, sometimes. Sometimes it feels as though Im walking along a gulley, or a high cliff with winds. But it feels like a path, as though Im going somewhere.I dont know how to talk about this except by saying that we have instincts, and our instincts tell us these things, and we have to trust them.
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About Theodora Goss
Theodora Goss was American novelist. Theodora Goss is a Hungarian-American fiction writer and poet. Her writing has been nominated for major awards, including the Nebula, Locus, Mythopoeic, World Fantasy, and Seiun Awards. Read more on Wikipedia →
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