In 1935, a man named Erwin Schrödinger designed a thought experiment. He proposed that one seal a cat in a box with a device that may or may not break open a sealed vile of poison in the next hour. For that hour, the cat is both alive and dead, but once you open the box, you can see that the cat is one or the other, alive or dead. He was attempting to explain "what he saw as the problem of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics being applied to everyday objects." (Wikipedia, Schrödinger's Cat) In other words, he thought someone else was wrong, and he designed an experiment to illustrate his point.
The point I gather from this experiment is basically this: you never know until you know. How can you know that you will or will not succeed at something until you attempt it? Once the attempt is over, you can know whether you succeeded or not, but you cannot know beforehand. Once you have tried sushi, you know if you like it or not, but before you try it, you cannot know. In theory, you both like it and dislike it... in reality, you neither like it nor dislike it.
Along with these thoughts from the realm of physics, I offer the following quote:
"I believe that the voices of fear, both from without and within, can only be dispelled by trusting the voice that comes from the heart. Be still and listen to it. If it speaks of love and compassion for others, for the world itself, it just might be the voice of God -- or a reasonable facsimile. If, however, it snarls with fear of the unknown, fear of losing what you have or of not getting what you want, then it just might be the voice of Rupert Murdoch -- or a reasonable facsimile."
Chuck Lorre Productions #212
I don't know how this will speak to everyone else. To me, it says, "Stop being afraid of being alone. You've been alone before, and you know you can be happy alone. Stop wanting what you don't have. Love what you do have. Live your life and love it."
What's it say to you?
14 years ago
