Stop in for a cup of coffee

Just some questions that can't be answered, but maybe we all ask...

Why does Life force us into becoming who we are instead of letting us be who we wanted to be?

Why is it that when we finally get to the place where things are really working for us and we are on top of our game, physical ailments and unpredictable misfortunes knock us back into the corner?

Why is it that those we choose to be with and trust always seem to let us down when we need them most to be by our side?

Why can't we figure out how to feel empathy for others and believe their motives aren't always selfish?

Why does Family always seem to believe that they are entitled to ignore the normal human decency and respect they would give a stranger when dealing with each other?

Why do women all seem to lose their minds after age 40 and believe it's the men that have lost theirs? (or vice-versa)

Why do people believe the laws of the land apply to all others without question but believe they can pick and choose which one's apply to them?

Why is it always about us vs. them in everything we engage in?

Why is it that everyone believes that what they think is true applies to everyone else and fight so hard to impose it on them when they know if the same were to happen to them they would fight it with all their strength?

There are no definitive answers to these questions and there maybe many theories about them...but the enlightenment is in considering them and evaluating the self for the answers as to why. Why others do things is nowhere near as enlightening as understanding why we do them. The answers lie within I think.

Lately I have been spending a lot of time trying to understand what (and why) lies within in order to understand the reality of the rest. The Gnostics believed that God is everything and to understand God, one must strive to understand everything...starting with the self. I'm finding that to be a logical notion that is worthy of exploration.