In a world gone crazy, in every sense: personal, professional, national, and global - it is hard to not feel the sting of unfairness in the air: Why me? Why now? Why my loved ones?
A few years ago I read an excellent book "When Bad Things Happen to Good People"(Kushner) and my review ends with the punchline of the book for me: "live in the world as it is, not as we want it to be...".
My entire life I've pondered Free Will and have often wondered about the intersection of the determinacy of the laws of the universe and our desire to be the author of our own life story. Usually I find comfort in the idea of free will around the edges of chaos theory or quantum mechanics. When asked about the nature of time and free will, Einstein is said to have replied along the lines of "As long as you believe you have free will, that's good enough!"
Today, though, I am wondering, if we are just on a pre-determined rollercoaster ride and our free will is not really a thing but a useful fiction, maybe there is no need for deep regrets or to be mired in introspection or the 'woulda shoulda coulda' trap.
Just live in the world as it is and enjoy the ride when its enjoyable and enjoy the fact that you get a ride at all when it's not...
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