The universe is no under obligation to make sense to you -Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Several happenings in our world today draw us back to where we have to ask the question ‘why?’. Sometimes we think we have an answer because of our religious beliefs or scientific exposure. Yet, a daunting challenge will come along the way and we will be made again to ask the question ‘why?’. Every religion tries to answer the question in the best way they can but the mind still becomes more confused as several happenings occur. What is the purpose of the universe? What is our essence in life? Why are we in the midst of dilemmas all around us: religion, culture, loyalty to our tribes and gender, our social standing. Why?
I have often heard cases of people who committed suicide because they could not get an answer to this question. Some began a search for significance and ended up frustrated because they could not find any purpose for living. Some were lucky; they were born and bred into an environment where there are exciting things to follow or rigid societal principles from which they cannot derail.
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The answers given by science causes more dilemma than necessary. The big bang theory makes humans feel we are alone and abandoned in this world. Even though it has the benefit of making us feel responsible for the history of mankind, it has failed to answer questions that comes from the depth of the heart. Though we try as much as possible to strike out the effect of the supernatural, explorations and spectacular views around the world tells us there is more than the eyes can see.
Religion comes back to the fore in telling us about those which our eyes cannot see. Yet, there is disagreement among religions as to which is accurate and which is not. Many of the world’s religions came to a conclusion of asking us to seek the truth. Truthfully, this is a simple message we get from our hearts, the search for the truth. Yet, a man named Jesus said ‘I am the way the truth and the life’. For those who believe in Jesus, there is an internal conviction that the truth has been found. Something similar to what adherents of other religions hold on to in their belief. Christianity has attempted to answer many questions troubling humans today but as unstable as the mind of humans is, questions are being asked again. This time however, as a response to dissatisfaction about what the Bible says.
In all these, our lives as it concerns this earth ends immediately we stop breathing. All our questions will cease to be important. The doctrines we have hold on to, the discoveries we made, the destruction we meted to other men because of our faith; all will cease to be of importance. Then we will face consequences.
Again the religions are not united as to the consequences we would face but there are consequences to face. Does this make the universe sensible? No. It in fact, makes it more complex. The evils around cannot all be accounted for. If we consider people who suffered, we will see instances of those who did not deserve to have suffer and those who had no pain on earth while they walked on others’ blood on the road to power. This does not make sense. Even sometimes, we look at the doctrine of Christianity’s cause and effect and we say ‘this does not make sense’.
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At the end, perhaps the universe is designed as it is, so that it will not make any sense to us. Humans have changed their style of living and alter the history of life and yet, among humans, the universe makes no sense. Perhaps we should forget whether the world makes sense or it does not. But it is important that our actions count while we are here. And because the universe makes no sense, we sometimes forget we might leave sooner than we thought. Let everyone therefore alter history for good in the little way they can. For in this alone, can we find ‘meaning’ or ‘sense’ in the universe and the life of man.
©Mayowa Oyedoyin
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