Is it a friendly universe?
This morning I happened upon a blog post by a friend, quoting this horoscope:
Is the universe inherently friendly to human beings? The answer’s got to either be yes or no. It can’t be in between. [...] So then isn’t it stupid and self-destructive to live your life as if the universe is unfriendly? Doing so tends to cast a pall over everything. But if on the other hand you proceed on the hypothesis that the universe is friendly, you’re inclined to interpret everything that occurs as a gift, however challenging it may be to figure out its purpose at first. Your assignment this week, should you choose to accept it, is to live as if the latter theory were true. - Gemini
I don’t agree with the logic here. As my friend pointed out, it’s not either/or and putting it in this way is to anthropomorphise unnecessarily. Just the same the piece has particular meaning for me at the moment - two recent stories (one here) have reminded me that what amounts to real evil can exist in the world, so the idea behind the question posed above is one that’s been on my mind.
So:
Is the universe inherently friendly to human beings?
I think it is not friendly, especially not to the individual seen as an “ego-self” which is our normal point of view. But I think it is loving, to the selfless part of ourselves. Loving is far different (and better) than friendly. It involves more real joy and communion, but it also involves real sadness too.
Living in this truth, of a loving universe which cares nothing for your ego and ego-attachments, is both wonderful and terrifying. Everything is a gift, a sacred gift from heart to heart. Pain is real, sadness is real, joy and love are real.
I would love to live in complete awareness of this.
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