A Twisted Perspective

FBI agents and forensic investigators always state, "the cause of death..." (fill in the blank) at the scene of a crime, but what if ordinary individuals reversed this point of view. What if the question we asked ourselves was, "what was the cause of life?" There are many philosophical discussions that have been had on this topic, but now more than ever it seems crucial to understand why we are here. Now this prerogative opens a subjective and controversial can of worms.

On one hand, there is the biological answer... birds and bees and all that. The other side might argue that religion and some higher power play a role in the creation of existence. If a higher power is not in the cards for you, then let's settle with the energy that moves all around us. The individual purpose for why we have been placed on this earth is unbeknownst, a journey to be figured out by living, but I can guarantee that it is not to be at each each other's throats. People are designed to learn lessons and grow; our ultimate commonality is to try to connect with one another and look past the instinctual desires of finding differences to protect ourselves.

In a time where war is so prevalent, it becomes paramount to reflect on our purpose on this earth. People, regardless of their political or religious beliefs, are meant to live out of a place of harmony and love. Having this perspective of, "It's a dog-eat-dog world out there," is feeding into an animalistic nature where empathy and understanding is obsolete. If we are all here to live a story that was pre-written by destiny, and our premise of existence is to learn from our mistakes, then why do we detonate any possibility of living peacefully?

It's so much easier said than done. Resources are a funny thing and motives are just inexplicable sometimes. There are some places in the world where people have so little but are happy; others have so much, but are miserable. It's when we analyze the spectrum that at the base of it all comes our fundamental human needs: the ability to cognitively, be it consciously or subconsciously, take on the reverberations of our behaviors.

No one is programmed to never have a flaw in their life; in fact, mistakes are like sound waves that travel until a source absorbs them. We all have a reason for living, and instead of expending energy on fighting, why not find out what that is?