The Circle of Confoundment

 The human person is a finite being living in a paradox of infinity where his actions are constantly at variance with his nature. It is quite amazing how we attempted to erect the historic meteoric tower of Babel; we budget hundreds of billions of dollars on space research programs to discover life in outer space and outlying galaxies. And attempt to comprehend the nature of black holes as well as dark matter. We build gigantic telescopes to gaze at distant stars and remotest planets.

Also, we developed the science of eugenics to improve human hereditary qualities; and selective cross breeding for animals and plants to get advanced breeds and seedlings. More so, we developed the science of physics and chemistry to comprehend the existence of matter and energy; and biology to understand various life forms in macro and micro organisms. As well, we developed mathematics to comprehend the quantitative dimensions of space, time and the elements. As a matter of fact, the greatest advances in knowledge have been achieved in the fields of mathematics, physics and chemistry.

Yearly governments around the world apportion large chunks of budget for climatic, scientific and space researches, but scarce or no budget is apportioned for discovering who we are. This is indeed a travesty, a conundrum, and without a doubt, a tragedy of monumental proportions. 

History, however, chronicles men who attempted to build Babel’s tower: a structure whose top would touch the sky. These men, obviously, had misplaced priority. They thought such spectacular edifice would avail them an enduring name amongst men. But the paradox is that a structure doesn’t get to define who they are as a people; also, it wouldn’t have described who they were as a community, nor would it anymore define who you are as an individual. On the contrary, the surest way to engrave your name in the sands of time is by discovering who you are; and then deliver who you are for the benefits of humanity. That is, discover your inherent potential and serve it to the world.

Had the men of Babel discovered who they were as a people, there wouldn’t have been thoughts for such white elephant project in the first place. Rather, there would’ve been liberty instead of servitude, food instead of brick, water instead of mortar, plenty instead of starvation, intellectualism instead of fisticuffs, and community prosperity instead of structural and cultural confinement.

On the other hand, as odd as this notion may seem, the secrets to discovering who we are as individuals and as a people have been with us since time immemorial. Every human had at one time have either seen or heard of these secrets. But due to the apparent simplicity with which these secrets were encoded, we create psychological and philosophical walls in our minds, ignoring the profundity of the truth in these secrets.

 Interestingly, research has shown that the average human has profound disdain for the importance of simplicity. We almost assume that the more complex a thing or an idea is, the more sophisticated it should be. And yet, according to evolutionists, humans evolved from simplicity to complexity. But inherently, our human nature seeks complexity over simplicity.

...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.    Charles Darwin

Moreover, the principle of parsimony, also known as Occam’s razor, stresses the importance of simplicity in our complex world. This principle states that, “The most simple of two competing theories should be the preferred one.”

Expressed somewhat differently, things should not be multiplied and/or compounded unnecessarily. For the simplest solutions are often the best!

 It suffices to say, nevertheless, that the apparent simplicity with which the secrets are encoded in the book of infinite intelligence and an implicit degree of belief in our selves is simplified and sufficient enough to unfurl our destinyit’s the silver bullet for our adventure to discovering who we are.

 More often than not, in our attempt to discover who we are, we ask the questions: “Who am I?” “Where am I from?” And “What can I do?” These are eternal non-verbal questions every human at one time have asked himself. We ask these questions with absolute profundity silently in our minds because we’re afraid we might not have the answers we seek. Also, we ask these questions because we are running out of time. But the very fact that you’ve at one time asked yourself these questions shows that you are ready to tap into infinite realm of awareness. That seemingly keenness to know who you are is both universal and divine.