Transitions.

As living organisms, humans, among millions of species on Earth, are directed by constant stages of changes. From the early fetal stages of  our mother's womb, to adolescence, to the end stages of senescence on our deathbed; we are by our very nature constrained to a renewal and end of things. These are cycles that never end. We transition from one thing of sorts to the next.

Thus, the laws of nature apply not just to our biological nature, but to our psychological / spiritual state of being. The soul changes over time. This continual transition happens throughout our life, challenges faced, battles fought, epiphanies realized, all contribute to the development and ultimately perfection of the soul. We change according to different stages in life. Soul in tow.

To what end does change move toward? Generally speaking, changes taking place on Earth. This could mean evolution through specieation or the rate of technological progress, I have my theories, backed by a history of both scientific and theological sources, but I think the answer is best left to the individual as opposed to a universal truth.

This post may seem a little off from my normal opinionated musings of the Technological Singularity, but with a little symbolic massaging one could argue, I am elaborating on the idea. I'm in a state of transition. Good or bad it is arguable. But it is a transition nonetheless. I'm changing.

“It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.” 
― Charles Darwin

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