Even
nothing means something
Cosmology, a word that means everything,
it means anything, it is the structure of
the universe, and it is the gist of life
and origin. It is the larger aspects of
existence all the way to the most minute.
What is your cosmology? Once you define
this you can go on living or if your cosmology
is to not live—you can go on doing that
as well.
Do you believe in the Big Bang theory? Do
you believe in God? Is science your forte
and Einstein your faith? If the Big Bang
theory is true, then what would life be
worth living for? What would be the point,
if there were no point? If God didn’t exist,
would it be necessary to make Him up? If
the world didn’t have the Bible, would we
all be lost and our intuitions would be
just that? What is the bigger, greater force
that keeps us living on this earth and wanting
to leave our legacy behind? Or do we care
at all? Why would one give up on having
a “reason” for anything?
All of these questions should be taken into
consideration when finding your cosmology.
If you don’t care about your cosmology then
stop reading this. Stop doing anything.
Don’t go as far as committing suicide, but
don’t complain either. Einstein purposely
questioned, “The cosmological constant was
my greatest mistake?” If not this mistake,
then what? He realized his assumption
that the universe is static and unchanging
was false. What makes you static and on
the contrary what makes you change? What
makes you at all? You should ask yourself
these questions if indeed you question why
we are here, what we are today and where
we are going tomorrow.
Some people are defined by religion or a
relationship with the Lord and can live
life from there. Other people reject God
altogether and possibly find suffering a
more suitable companion. When talking about
his life as a scientist and living in America,
Einstein said, “I have locked myself into
quite hopeless scientific problems — the
more so since, as an elderly man, I have
remained estranged from the society here.”
One way to look at your cosmology is to
look at themes and morals in your life and
where your ideologies are embedded. Yesterday
can resonate today and today is what is
made up of yesterday and the hopes for tomorrow
while tomorrow is made up of yesterday and
today. So, what does it all mean? What we
did yesterday is just as important to the
future as what we do today and plan for
tomorrow from here.
Some people blame their problems on exterior
and/or interior elements. A lot of us don’t
realize that everything is relative. What
we do affects the larger scheme of things.
Because of a song a certain musician has
written, maybe one can receive some kind
of insight on life, a moment in time, and
possibly progress or regress from there.
The musician who wrote the song might not
know the specific affect he had on this
person. Maybe he wrote it for himself and
didn’t want other people to hear it because
he knew how much the larger impact would
be on others. Maybe he wrote it and sold
it for a quick buck and to this day doesn’t
even care. Whatever the motto, he should
know where he stands. He should understand
his cosmology, whether he cares or not.
The song itself is a metaphor for the musician’s
cosmology.
Ashley Cook earned her bachelor’s degree
in English from Cal State Long Beach. She
is currently in production of her short
script “Trio in Bear Flats.”
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