The Human Condition

"Therefore, every inquiry is comparative and uses the means ofcomparative relation." Without dark there is no light, withoutknowing sadness we cannot understand happiness, etc. If you place around object and a square object in front of an infant,they do not understand the concept of a square not being able toroll until you show them that the round object rolls, once theyroll the round object themselves and can grasp the concept ofrolling it, they can try to roll the square object, obviously to noavail, but there is no way to teach a baby that a sqaure objectcannot roll until you teach them what it means to roll. We need tohave something to compare to in order to fully comprehend. Noticein daily interactions with people, the way we tell stories, theway we give advice, we tend to offer examples from our ownexperiences in order to show others that we understand what theyare going through or to explain to them how we handled similarsituations, when it is something we have not experienced it isharder to 'relate' to them and even then, some will still think oftheir immediate circle to see if they know anyone who has beenthrough similar circumstance and offer know how based on what weobserved from their experience. For this reason we cannotcomprehend the infinite or any questions related to infinity; afterlife, atomic particles, the universe...

It seems to be a curse of the human condition. We have the abilityand the capacity to ask the questions but it seems we cannever know the answers beyond an educated estimation that mustcontinue to evolve as our consciousness matures. In the newIndiana Jones movie, Irina Spalko insisted that she was ready toaccept all knowledge of the secrets of the Universe. She, likeso many of us tortured individuals who NEED to know, wanted to see,she wanted to know Everything. When they opened hereyes and allowed her all of the answers, supreme knowledge of all ofthe Mysteries, the knowledge overwhelms Spalko, causingher to ignite and disintegrate. We will always Want to know, but wewould never be able to comprehend it, it is unfortunatelynot in our nature.