If existence is to
have a personalized meaning,
a meaning that is unique to the individual, this would require that our origin
stem from something unique in itself. Ever wondered why snowflakes are
supposed to be completely unique? Ever wondered why
fingerprints, DNA, and retinal scans, etc.. are unique? There are no
2 people identical throughout our world, even though twins may be close, they
are still individually distinguishable. Then too look around at the world
in your vicinity - note the variance in nature - the number of different
plants, bugs, and animals that surround you. Just in these three forms of
life there is a tremendous level of variety, or uniqueness. It appears
difficult to find two trees that are exactly alike, same number and location of
branches, same number and shape of leaves, same color, and same schedule for
fall & spring. Why so much uniqueness? Seems to me that once
the pure science of evolution found a model that worked, it would then tend to
repeat the winning formula, not continue to alter it towards an uncertain
end.
I cannot definitively
give an answer to the metaphysical question "why are we all unique"
(though we know how), I can only guess, that the Creator God likes to
continually create. Creating is different from mass production in that it
requires something new and unique in each issue. Memorializing the same
thought thousands of times is different from inventing a thousand new
thoughts. And though we may not fully understand the 'why' part of
creation, we can certainly see the results - infinite
variety. Apart from the physical differences that are
so plain to all of us, there are also characteristics and personality
differences that again define us as unique. Who we are, is as unique, as
how we look. Though we may share major commonality with others, there are
ALWAYS defining little differences that keep us unique and make us individuals.
One of the first
notions we had to decide what we believed about in this dialog has been whether
we originated from purely random chance (strict evolution), or by design and
intent (God based creation). There appears to be nothing random in how
God does what He does. Everything we know about life in our world has
immense order and consistency. There are 'laws' of physics we are ALL
subject too. No one overcomes gravity on a whim. Our biological
existence follows patterns, is predictable, and the level of knowledge we know
about it we are quite proud of, it is in fact what we call science. Science and God are NOT mutually
exclusive, after all God created the rules of space, time, and matter that
science exists within. But therein lies the difference, God is the author
of science, not the other way around. The point here is that God is not
sloppy, careless, or random about what or how He creates - although He seems to
be infinitely able to continue to be unique in the manifestation of His
creations.
So 'why' do you
exist? The answer MUST be, that you were created for a specific purpose which ONLY you are
capable of fulfilling. Now let’s widen out just how unique that really
is, because God thinks beyond our concepts of time, (meaning the emphasis we
place on the here and now). God created you to be unique since the
inception of the creation of man until the end of the world as we know
it. You are not just uniquely created in your own time, but in all the
time of man. Your purpose then may be two fold, the first to impact the
world in which you live now - the second to fill a special place in the Kingdom
of God for all eternity that only you can fill. But this means your
individual life has meaning. Your life has meaning that is different from
my own. We have different but equally meaningful reasons for our creation
and our existence. It may be hard to wrap your mind around how many
possible reasons God has for creating ALL the people who have ever lived, but that
is because your mind is simply finite, whereas His is infinite. But your
own limitations and skepticism do not lessen the truth. You are
individually designed for a specific purpose only you can fill.
What happens then if
you choose NOT to accept God's love and to allow the meaning of your existence
both now and later, to go unfulfilled? The universe will experience the
loss of your existence, and I imagine will mourn for this loss for some
time. It is not a casual thing to throw-away something that is irreplaceable. 'Evil' would
have you believe that 'you' are not important, just another small little cog in
a great big wheel, that matters not at all in the scheme of things. But
'truth' states otherwise, in fact, 'YOU' are of infinite value. If every
single other human that has ever lived or will ever live decided to reject God,
and 'YOU' were the only living being who would ever accept Him for all of time,
He would have still come to this earth and died, just to save 'YOU'. For
just one lost sheep, God would empty heaven. Just for 'YOU'. But
His plan for you is not just for you to be born, live, and die, then possibly
live again. There is a work cut out for you, which you alone can
do. There is something you are uniquely suited for. There is
meaning beyond the scope of the time you can measure, and the world you can
imagine at this point in your existence.
The quest then of
your life becomes to find this purpose and fulfill it. To experience
meaning on the most personal basis, we must find that thing for which we were uniquely called into existence
and fulfill it, do the work we were assigned. What is that meaning for
you? Only God can know. Therefore
you may want to begin asking Him, what He is mind for you, and how you can
begin experiencing the meaning He intended you for. Where 'evolution'
leaves a seeker cold and alone - God offers purpose. Where 'evolution'
declares your relative unimportance - God declares your infinite value.
It is hard to outrun the source of ALL love.
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