Monday, June 23, 2003

There are many stories that told of desires to travel through time and into the future. Without realizing, sometimes, the average person harbours such desire. Humankind, it seems, impatient to witness either Man’s ultimate triumph or his apocalypse. And as a race that is blind to the obvious, we try to manifest this desire in the false absolute seat of science.

“Making a possibility is a reality, predicting a future we all know…”
“Science doesn’t recognize the single most important element of human existence.”
-Serj Tankian.

Science is flawed. Science is an ability we gained through knowledge. Why do I say ability is because it simply is; it is a product of thorough, critical, analytical & rational thinking. And because we have achieved great wonders over our planet, we forget or for some refuse to recognize the elements of human existence that cannot be explained by science.

We in fact, have the ability to move through the future but not when we are still occupying this vessel called the human body. It gets more interesting because we move through time via our legacies. Our offspring are the vehicles of time. They are the future. That is why children are often referred to as being gifts from God. Precious as they are, children are our amanah. We mould them eventually into what they become in the future.

I have seen how children gone rogue, a result of bad parenting. Where mothers’ neglect and fathers’ frustration becomes a child’s sickness. Sickness has many manifestations and it overrun the faculties of the child in ways he can never truly comprehend. It affects either mind or body and sometimes both. This sickness can either have a devastating or enlightening conclusion. But truly, it (the cure or meaning) appeals to those who remembers the single most important thing of human existence.

I have no child of my own but I do know how it is to raise a child. To see her victories & defeat, laughter & tears and the period where your principles are being challenged against your love for her and doing what is right. She now has a child of her own! And I have godchildren whom I wish to see them go through life with full of experience and be an asset to families, friends & society. Even as I type these words down my prayers go to 2 of my godchildren who are undergoing trials of harsh nature. And I extend what strength I have to their fathers who are in every way but in blood, my brothers. They have given much affection and care to their children as much if not more than most. And now their principles, belief, desires & hopes are being pit against the test of time. And that one possibility. My brothers, science can only do so much that you may do more. If you forget, remember. The element that is most important to human existence and perhaps, you may be enlightened.

“He who gives can also take….”