I usually don't give a hoot about what famous people say or believe, but I thought this excerpt from Soul Pancake was something worth sharing. I smiled really big after reading it, and it made me feel a little like he was reading my mind. The book is funny and an easy read for these long dreary days. Thanks to my good friend Joanna for a great x-mas present that I finally got to.
By and large, people don’t like to live in the realm of “not knowing.” It’s terrifying. Which is why everybody wants to have all the answers. Atheists think science has the answers. Religious fundamentalists believe their particular theology does. But “not knowing” is a richer and more gratifying place to be. I have no idea what’s going to happen to me, why the universe is the way it is, or what will happen to my life force once my body stops working. You probably don’t, either. So just breathe and live in the great, beautiful mystery. And floss regularly.
Rainn Wilson plays Dwight K. Schrute on NBC’s The Office.
He is also a cofounder of the website SoulPancake.com and a coauthor of Soul Pancake: Chew on Life’s Big Questions.
3 comments:
I like it a lot :) And I too enjoy not knowing - the mystery in life is fascinating. I may have to find that book ...
This comment rings very true after what happened this week in Japan. Or what happens to people all over the world every day. Being open to not knowing opens so many more possibilities - so many more paths. It is a good thing. But it is a hard thing too, no?
Life is full of mystery...anybody that tells you otherwise hasn't lived long enough
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