Category: Inspiration

Continuous Creation

A religious philosopher living in the 1200s had an amazing idea: that God was continuously creating the world. For example, every time you looked outside your window at a tree, God was actively and continuously creating that tree. The name of the philosopher was Thomas Aquinas. During college, I remember how in my ethics class, the professor spoke passionately about this idea of Aquinas. It’s a beautiful idea. The notion that we are all held up in this act of continuous creation. Interestingly, it might not be too far off from what science tells us, if you put aside the question about the existence of God for a moment, and talk about existence itself. In physics, Einstein’s famous equation

E=mc^{2}

tells us that mass and energy are connected. In this podcast, at 17 minutes and 10 seconds, they are discussing this notion of the effort or energy that goes into anything existing, even for a moment, which seems like a parallel to what Aquinas what describing, at least taken figuratively. Check it out!

Inspiration

Seeing a good friend can be a reminder to notice our surroundings. To feel love for a friend, and to feel loved by a friend, is one of the best feelings in the world. It reminds me that many things are not important that seem to be — like reading emails — and that some things are important — like being yourself, following your heart, being kind, and being awesome. At letting the natural awesomeness of yourself loving unfold. For example, after I had talked and walked with a good friend for several hours, and was by myself again, I felt that I could not bear to look at my phone. I could not bear to read anything vapid. All I could do was to sit for a while, and feel. I felt that walking outside with a friend is one of the most important things you can possibly do. I felt that I wanted my friend to know if anything was needed, ever, to let me know in case there was something I could provide.