Go ahead, pat yourself all you can!

We all like to think that we are the anointed one, that we are special, that we were made in His mould. Unfortunately, we tell ourselves that just to convince ourselves. Even we do not buy that story. We are so disenchanted by that idea that we have to regularly remind ourselves. We try to be around others who share our same thinking to comfort ourselves that we are indeed on the right track. When we see others with equally logical explanations that are able to connect the dots, that are contradictory to ours, we feel small. We say that that cannot be true. We were right all along, we pacify. We yearn for approval to state our case. We coalesce with the similar feeble minded ones and feel contented, satisfied that we were and are right. We are afraid to contest, fearful that we may fail.

We build a cocoon, constantly bombarding ourselves with affirmative statements, living in a perpetual state of euphoria and self-denial.

In essence, we are insecure, just throttling along this journey of life like headless chickens just plunging into it head-on without a clue what is expected of us. Is our existence just mere coincidence or are we pawns in the greater scheme of things to propel the civilisation to greater heights, albeit in our own small ways. Are we just here to occupy space, to leave our carbon print and leave or are we just lab rats put to a test during our time on Earth?

We do not know and do not want to know but find the easy way out to flock with those with the mental might of the same capacity. Like Pascal, we opt for the path most followed as the retribution of non-conformance is for eternity. And that is a mighty long time. The law of probability posits that it is safer to comply and submit sheepishly.

Should we break our shell of ignorance, venture to boundaries where no man had been before or just gloat in self-gratification?

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