Looking forward

On nights like this, I sometimes feel like I lose sight of what I really wanted to do with writing in this space. As soon as this election is over, I will begin to shift my focus onto other topics that I really want to discuss. For instance, you can expect a rather lengthy discussion on the search for meaning. I will most likely post something that I have written in the past on the subject and open it up for comment and criticism. But for the time being, I will ask this question: is the search for meaning a worthwhile pursuit or is it hopeless endeavor?

For my entire thinking life, I have investigated what things mean, sometimes to a fault. Why do like the books that we read or why do we listen to the music that we listen to? Is there really any way to find an explanation for all of these things and do they even deserve a further exploration? My studies of religion over the years teach that there is in fact a universal meaning in things, but for whatever reason, those explanations seem a little too easy. Christian thought seemed too simplistic to me in that it really comes down to accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, so I went searching for a different opinion. I thought I found it in Buddhism, but even their belief in the Four Noble Truths ended up a bit simplistic for my tastes. But then again, maybe I am way too buried in my own head to accept that either one is really the correct view.

Either way, expect these sorts of topics moving forward in a couple of weeks. Once I am freed of my political mind, you will all be bombarded by my philosophical mind. And that may be a good thing or a bad thing depending on how you feel about some dude rambling on about his life. Ha.