I watched a YouTube video that walked through Einstein’s thought experiments on Special Relativity. The interesting take away was that everyone thought either Maxwell’s electromagnetic wave theory of light was wrong, or the Michelson-Morley experiment was wrong, or something else was wrong with the observations about light.
But Einstein said the observations have been
confirmed many times, no one is getting different answers, so if the
observations are right, then what must be wrong is our perception of reality.
We’re fighting the observations to hold onto our perceptions. And if we let go
of our perceptions, then the simple equation for speed
Speed =
distance/time
tells us that, if the speed of light is measured the
same relative to an observer no matter how fast an observer is moving, then what must be wrong is our understanding
of time and distance.
Yeah, it’s a mind-bender, because we have no
experiences to help us understand the variableness of distance and time. But
Einstein was right.
There was a moment, a long time ago, when I was walking
across the Quad, thinking about Jesus being one with harlots (and vice versa), that
I realized it was my perception of God that was wrong. The angst I felt was
from holding on to something that I believed to be true, but wasn’t. It
wasn’t that God didn’t exist, it was just everyone had it all wrong. There’s no
right or wrong, heaven or hell, punishment or reward. There’s no divine
intervention. Jesus isn’t coming back. And neither are you. If you’re gonna
go forward in this life, you gotta quit believing everything somebody ever told
you about God. The only place to find God is in your feelings, everything else is
just stuff somebody made up. The only way to find your path is to know what
you want.
And, yeah, it’s a mind-bender. But it’s all about
letting go of the rocks, being carried away by the stream, not dying of
boredom, and listening to the still small voice. A voice that says follow what
you want, not what you think God wants, and you will be ok. There were a lot of
bumps in the road, but I never wanted to turn back.
It is The Way.
No promises, no guarantees, no demands, no retribution. Assume
this life is it – one and done. Don’t waste it. Follow your heart as best you
can. See what happens.