Holds Everything Together

Holds everything together: 

my interest right now is in what holds everything together, specifically, what is it that draws things like molecules, atoms, particles  to gather in a particular order that becomes the baseline of my existence. This isn't so much a question of science, I understand the attraction and bonding of particles that gives form to atoms, and further on to the chemical bond that creates molecules, well, no, I don't really understand, but I can rely on the information of science to explain it all extremely well, almost to the point of my understanding. Science is wonderful in this detail, through this keen investigation and applying what's been learned we have gained the modern world. 

truly a marvel.

but what is the first cause of this attraction? 

what holds everything together? 

science tells us that there are four fundamental forces of nature, gravity, electromagnetism, the weak nuclear force, and the strong nuclear force. These four forces govern how certain particles and objects will interact and bond with each other, and also the point of their decay, when things will no longer hold a specific form. I won't play scientist here and attempt to explain any of this, it's well beyond my writing skills as well as my ability to understand this concept. It's also not the main area of my interest right now, I'm not concerned so much with scientific details, although fascinating, my thoughts are drawn more towards whatever it is that wishes for these things to bond.

what gives cause to this attraction? 

and by cause I don't mean an explanation of continuous effects to some final point of action, I'm not looking towards science as a philosophical tool to reach an ultimate understanding of the universe. Nor do I believe that religion holds the answer, although all three, science, philosophy and religion give hints as to what might be proven true. Honestly, I'm not so sure there is an understandable answer, at least not in a way that can be formulated to satisfy any of those three branches of thought and investigation. But I think we might know on some deep, deep level, cellular, more so the very particles of our existence, we understand the fundamental force of love. 

it's what holds everything together. 

this isn't a sentimental love, it's not a love between objects, it is the basis for objects to exist, the first cause of every interaction. Fortunately I'm not a scientist and there's no reason for me to provide any proof to support this. It's not really a claim, nor even a theory. But it's also not just mere speculation, going further than that, an investigation into soul, consciousness, our own sense of being and existence. This is the same place where all answer is found, the intuitive voice that whisper theories and equations, inspires great philosophical reasoning and religious stories, giving beautiful ideas to every poet and artist. This is the realm between things, it's the place of their arrival, where first particles come from - it's what holds everything together. 

for lack of any other word that even comes close to its description...

it's love. 

~

Peace, Eric