To know or not to know?

Have you ever wondered why things work out the way they do? I mean sometimes the worst situations eventually flip into something amazing, but you never ever would have dreamed that the situation would have worked out the way it did. I mean how are those things orchestrated? It’s crazy to try and wrap my head around the idea that every single thing I do and every single thing that the other six billion people on this planet do have dozens of ripple effects and consequences, but also that all those things that happen, happen for a specific reason. We only have so much control over what happens right? So then what about all the things that happen which we can’t control and are supposedly ‘chance’ or ‘luck’? If everything happens for a reason, then there shouldn’t be such things as fate, chance or luck. There has to be a master plan that has everything worked out for the future and that knows everything. Many are the days that people wish they could see and/or change their master plan, but if you think about it, that master plan is what shapes you and those around you into who you are today. So that wouldn’t exactly be a good idea now would it?

            But boy life would be a lot less stressful if only we knew the future and how everything turned out. To be honest, I don’t think I would ever want to know the master plan. Such good things would be ruined if one knew everything and how everything worked out. The gender of a newborn baby, life’s most beautiful and precious gift could no longer be such a wonderful surprise. No child or adult would ever experience the thrill and the joy of a surprise birthday party where their friends and family express their love and appreciation for the birthday boy or girl. No boyfriend or husband could surprise their girlfriend or wife with roses on their anniversary either!

            Really the adventure of discovering life and the excitement of figuring out who you are is suddenly stolen and discarded, and I don’t think I would really be able to live life like that. It would be such a boring way to spend everyday looking forward to what you already know for the next fifty years. So while I may wonder why things work out the way they do and I don’t understand, I really don’t want to understand. I want to keep life exciting, mysterious and yeah I suppose I want life to be a little stressful. We can’t live a perfect life now can we? Nope we can’t so why not have some fun with life to balance out the stress!