As we go through our lives moment by moment, we generally see no pattern, no rhyme, no reason. When we look back on our lives, however, there is a clear and obvious pattern. Everything was being guided toward a goal. I can assure you, from my own life, that that is true.
This is one way to view chaos theory. It is emphatically not a view that holds things are random. Chaos and randomness are vastly different.
At the same time, our lives, or even the universe itself, are not periodic (repeating). Once we can grasp onto that notion, I truly think we can sense something beyond ourselves. Call it a Reason. Call it what you want.
To me, because of the symphonic unfolding of my life, I know there is a Purpose. I hear the music. I hear it right now. |