We Say Paradox

We say paradox: 

we say paradox, meaning we believe that somethings exist in contradiction to another, and yet the truth is always mystery, a cooperation of the whole that we don't fully see nor understand. We find ourselves uncomfortable with this situation, wishing to come to certain terms and bridge a sense of understanding between the two, living less with mystery, holding a more mundane view of the world. But we can't escape mystery, paradox, and to live deeply, expressing ourselves in a sure commitment to all that life offers - we must accept that what we label paradox is simply the seamless nature of the world, one thing in a vast display of possibilities. 

there are no true opposites, nothing in opposition to another.

just life.

and in accepting mystery, dismissing paradox as simply another view beyond our present understanding, we come to know the heartbreak of what appears to be lost to us now, we embrace our deep fears of non-existence, and come to see sorrow as a true appreciation for what was once so intimately ours to hold. This is the end of a certain kind of suffering, the angst of contradictions now coming to a close. Everything's accepted. 

everything belongs. 

as life holds every possibility, nothing can truly be believed to be in contradiction to another, not really, as again we see the seamless nature of the world, that what appears to be an opposite is just another expression that life displays in wonder. We say paradox as simply a means of description, giving a name for a current mystery that life now shows, knowing full well that it's really just another possibility, a new moment offering the joy of its expression. 

life.

we say paradox,

and all there is...is mystery. 

~

Peace, Eric