The Certainty of Uncertainty

I strive for the meaning of life and live with this existential need to know. I believe it may reflect relationships, play and a sense of purpose. But do these elements just mean having a meaningful life?

Could it be experiencing the non-self-referential conditioned nature of existence?

Why do I need to know? If I have an answer I have a feeling that this will bring some certainty to my existence. Knowing will give me some comfort as there is safety. I have a path. I know what I need to do. I know what to expect. I believe I know who I am.

However, what if there is no answer to this big question. Maybe this is something that I can’t comprehend at this moment. I have not evolved enough. It is bigger than I can understand.

Maybe the path is to keep asking the questions and allow discoveries to reveal themselves rather than thinking I can think my way to the answer.

Perhaps it is not having to cognitively know what each moment is about but experientiality living it.

Perhaps I need patience to allow experience to be the way it is meant to be rather than the way I need it to be.

Perhaps it is just being open to whatever arises.

Perhaps it is recognizing that we don’t have control over what happens.

Perhaps the only thing I can be sure of is the certainty of uncertainty.


by Dr. Phil Blustein
December 6, 2024