How is it that I find myself in this place again? Lost. Scared. Disconnected. When I contemplate the meaning of my existence I despair at the thought that maybe there isn't meaning. Maybe all the joy and the pain, the building up and the breaking down are simply part of a never-ending rollercoaster ride. Then again, as I look around my world I see miracles, beauty, complexities that cannot be explained but that serve a purpose. Trees take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen, providing air for humans and animals to breathe. Plants produce fruit containing the very nutrients needed for living things to survive. The sun and the moon work in their respective jobs, laboring to give us life-sustaining light. Is it intelligent design? I believe it is. I also believe that these parts of nature need connection just like I do. I believe I can learn from them. So, as I find myself in this dark place again I must ask myself, "What can I learn from the life that surrounds me?" "Why do they fight so hard for survival when their existence may seem to them to be unimportant?" "Do they recognize their importance?" "What is my importance?"
Maybe I don't need to know my importance. Maybe trees don't know that what they breathe out is essential for the life of others. Maybe they simply have faith that their lives matter. Maybe I simply need to have faith that my life matters...
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