Talksick
Bluelighter
I am very interested in trying to find the most simple explanations for things. I feel that subtle examples are the most rich in understanding. That being said, what is understanding? This is my simplified “understanding” of understanding.
In the topic called what is truth I left a response that said:
Good
------- = Truth
Bad
This sparked a simple revelation in my head(the kind I love the most), and I began contemplating the word understanding. At first glance I noticed the obvious fact that understanding can be switched around to say standing-under. Which further sparked my interest because the idea currently engulfing my brain actually concluded what I wrote about in: Ideas on God from an Unbiased Standpoint
You cannot grasp a concept without first being affected by it. Even more important you cannot fully grasp a concept without first being affected by it, and its opposite. For instance: How could you hate if you’ve never loved? How could you love if you’ve never felt hatred? You have to know what it’s like to have something taken away before you truly appreciate it. You must ‘stand-under’ to understand. Only then will you know the truth.
With that said, it is my belief that our creator being the omniscient force that it is/they are could only become all-knowing by first ‘standing-under’ or standing down; Taking a walk in another’s shoes, if you will.
Imagine this: All is void; nothingness. Naturally, out of nothingness comes potential. You are first thought, first energy; First potential. You are overwhelmed with the greatness of revelation, and the joy of creation. You create the most vivid and wonderful scenes for the sole purpose of basking in your own greatness; And why should you not? While you revel in all of your glory you realize that: you once were not, but now you are. This idea provokes thought, but you can’t quite comprehend it. You come to the realize that the only way you will ever understand is to ‘stand-under’, so you create a rich ecosystem with beautiful scenery, animals, vegetation, but most important sentient beings. You befriend these beings, and give them the option to continue living their wonderful, albeit meaningless lives, or to gain the knowledge of good and evil(understanding). In doing this you relinquish all power. You stand down; ‘stand-under’.
I don't quite understand what I've come up with here. Hopefully some people will have inspiring things to say about this.
In the topic called what is truth I left a response that said:
Good
------- = Truth
Bad
This sparked a simple revelation in my head(the kind I love the most), and I began contemplating the word understanding. At first glance I noticed the obvious fact that understanding can be switched around to say standing-under. Which further sparked my interest because the idea currently engulfing my brain actually concluded what I wrote about in: Ideas on God from an Unbiased Standpoint
You cannot grasp a concept without first being affected by it. Even more important you cannot fully grasp a concept without first being affected by it, and its opposite. For instance: How could you hate if you’ve never loved? How could you love if you’ve never felt hatred? You have to know what it’s like to have something taken away before you truly appreciate it. You must ‘stand-under’ to understand. Only then will you know the truth.
With that said, it is my belief that our creator being the omniscient force that it is/they are could only become all-knowing by first ‘standing-under’ or standing down; Taking a walk in another’s shoes, if you will.
Imagine this: All is void; nothingness. Naturally, out of nothingness comes potential. You are first thought, first energy; First potential. You are overwhelmed with the greatness of revelation, and the joy of creation. You create the most vivid and wonderful scenes for the sole purpose of basking in your own greatness; And why should you not? While you revel in all of your glory you realize that: you once were not, but now you are. This idea provokes thought, but you can’t quite comprehend it. You come to the realize that the only way you will ever understand is to ‘stand-under’, so you create a rich ecosystem with beautiful scenery, animals, vegetation, but most important sentient beings. You befriend these beings, and give them the option to continue living their wonderful, albeit meaningless lives, or to gain the knowledge of good and evil(understanding). In doing this you relinquish all power. You stand down; ‘stand-under’.
I don't quite understand what I've come up with here. Hopefully some people will have inspiring things to say about this.