Finality

So I did not have a concrete response but just some more thoughts and conclusions about this wonderful, inspiring and knowledgeable conversation that has taken place.
Let’s get away from the argument of right and wrong and living by a standard. Let’s think about the purpose of the wherefore as Mr. J has kindly explored and elaborated on. How does the wherefore shape our journey.

We all operate on a wherefore. If you ignore this but think you are doing your part for future journeys, then you risk what Dostoevsky warned us against above; become nothing but a series of habits where there will be no progress made in one’s life, nor contribution, only habits. And I quote, “It seems, in fact, as though the second half of a man’s life is made up of nothing but the habits he has accumulated during the first half.” Doesn’t this speak more to creating a better life for ourselves than keeping us from contributing or making progress? Living by or creating an example of how to live life to the fullest and not become the habit. But could it be that these habits create parts of our journey that are a solid foundation and a security that allow us to travel or wander off. Habits provide us with a place to come back to when we are down with that adventure and allow us to reflect. I do agree that habits have the tendency to make us become complacent in life and meld into the background scenery.

“Most of us think that there is right and a wrong.” I ask why we think this. I say it is because of past generations philosophies and beliefs.

“That if we adhere to this right and wrong we would have a more just world.” “If we only knew what we know now.” I think this creates a perception that is only relevant to the individual. It is the individual who decides if life is better than it was before. I would suggest in relevance’s to me that life is better than 100 years ago. But again this is a matter of opinion and the fact that I cannot be the judge for a society. This would be unfair to everyone else. But going back to the statement I made that making life simple only complicates things more fits perfectly. Look at all the advances we have made, which I feel have made my life better than 100 years ago. But on the other hand it has also complicated and distanced the human relationship. We have created more ways to connect with each other but it has taken away the personal human connection. How much more wherefore’s would there be if only people took the time to commune on a personal level. But I digress as Mr. J puts it. So I ask you to think about your own life situation. Is it better because of our predecessors or despite them? I would like to believe that the journey I take will help the future find a better life or at least give them options. Just something to think about.

Conclusion: Wherefore equals a motivator for our life journeys. So I say thanks Mr. J for enlightening me to what fuels our journey and to start looking not only at the journey itself but what that journey is leading to or is lead by. It is our journey that teaches the future generations but it is their own wherefore that motivates them to choose to start a journey in the first place. But remember that your wherefore may change frequently throughout your journey. Stay focused, creative and motivated. Make personal human connections on the way because you never know who you may influence or influence you. Live on.