Presently Present

Being aware of oneself seems to be of utmost importance to our Humanistic points of view in our day. Humanism is that way of thinking that Man is the center of the universe. It is no different than thinking that your world is the only one that exists. It's the same as thinking that the Sun revolves around the Earth. And it's the same thinking that sees the world as flat, by what we see and the only way see is through our own eyes.

It's tough enough to try to understand yourself, but trying to understand others- in some ways- our thinking is faulty in that the process of "trying" to understand another is better than actually understanding. We will never truly understand another person- but i'm pretty sure going through that process- and seeking to understand....it's not about understanding at all, but it's about learning to accept.

It becomes increasingly frustrating if we seek to understand fully- but if we can just learn that understanding is about acceptance and accepting who they are- and all their faults- b/c it's our own perception of what fault is.

Now- part of my murmurings is that it's about acceptance and not understanding. Our context is only within our own minds and heads and part of the reason why i believe Jesus says that it is better not to judge, simply b/c nobody knows- and it's between them and God.

We can care and love fully without fully understanding and we can forgive fully without fully understanding. But it sure does help to know that the sun doesn't revolve around Earth.