If God is akin to a film producer, might this actually be the "Best of all Possible Worlds"? What if that which makes creation 'good', as with a good movie, isn't that it's all sweetness and light?
Great piece, friend. As strong a case as I've seen. I'm still not convinced though. I think it's a bit of wishful thinking that sets aside the entire question of 'how?' But it is a good attempt at matching the current conditions to reasons for being, if that makes any sense…
Thanks, Abby! I don't blame you for pointing out that this segment skips over the "how" of what I'd like to propose. I do hope I managed to pull off a reasonably compelling "why" at least. Hollywood is built on a foundation of magical thinking, after all, so there's a limit to how much models from the movie industry can inform our real world actions. I hope you'll stay tuned (subscribed?) and take in an upcoming (next-ish) piece, working title "The Peace Room".
Well done! One of my favorite zen words, that sums this up differently: "Adversity is the practioner's true wealth."
Great piece, friend. As strong a case as I've seen. I'm still not convinced though. I think it's a bit of wishful thinking that sets aside the entire question of 'how?' But it is a good attempt at matching the current conditions to reasons for being, if that makes any sense…
Thanks, Abby! I don't blame you for pointing out that this segment skips over the "how" of what I'd like to propose. I do hope I managed to pull off a reasonably compelling "why" at least. Hollywood is built on a foundation of magical thinking, after all, so there's a limit to how much models from the movie industry can inform our real world actions. I hope you'll stay tuned (subscribed?) and take in an upcoming (next-ish) piece, working title "The Peace Room".