Philosophy

We try to reach

far beyond what

we already understood

was impossible,

trying to learn

the answer to the

question that was

always there.

We try to build

a tower of Babel

to see

if we could

lift ourselves from

the dirt and

look into

the answer of all

things in the eye.

But perhaps we

don't need to take

such measures

to see what

the truth

is,

and maybe all we

need to do is

wonder about the world

and never take for

granted what we see

to see the answer

face-to-face.

Sorry I haven't been posting lately! I've been pretty busy. Anyways, I read this awesome book called "Sophie's World" and it's pretty much a philosophy book mixed with a novel. You learn about the greatest philosophers that ever lived ranging from ancient Greece to modern day times. Near the beginning, the author compares the world as a giant rabbit being pulled from a magician's hat, and while many of us are comfortable nestled in the rabbit's fur, others try to climb to the tip of the rabbit's hairs and try to look at the magician in the eye. Those trying to look for the magician are philosophers; those who look beyond what others think is tiring and normal and to try to solve the mystery of the world. This really struck me as fascinating and true, and it's a great read. Really, it'll challenge the way you think.