She shakes her head, tapping a finger against the floor, idly. "Everything happens for a reason. That's what they say, right? It's not untrue, but the idea that those reasons are both always ultimately beneficial and also the plan of some divine being is absurd. The fact of the matter is, gods do exist. And you're right, they don't care about us in the least, unless it's convenient for them."
She chuckles a bit to herself, musing. "If they do anything, the reason is because it's to keep you on the circular path of faith. But...the interpretations we mortals draw from the arbitrary acts of gods are important, and usually accurate. Everything does happen for a reason, but it's not because 'the man upstairs' is trying to help you, or teach you a lesson, or punish you. Things happen because fundamental forces beyond our comprehension, the very laws of nature and the universe itself, are having a laugh at our expense. And ultimately, we only stand to benefit if we have the strength to find our own reasons to carry on, to make sense of what we can, even when cruel jokes like this impede us and make us question what our reality even is."
A puff of smoke, and then: "Really, it's best to just remember that things happen because we exist, and to exist means that things happen. To find out how it all comes together, how it all makes any sense, and what it all means for you, you just have to keep moving forward. It's never easy, and maybe you'll never quite get the answers you're looking for, but staying still and having faith that they'll come to you -- believing that the reason things are happening are because you're being punished and there's someone you can pray to to make it all better, or you're being rewarded and you just have to weather the storm and your devotion will prove you're worth saving -- doing that means you'll never have the chance. And that's ultimately what life, and everything happens in it is: a chance. The chance you're taking at any given moment is up to you. For me, this whole situation is a chance to learn, and there I have the reason I'm here. That doesn't change the 'why' of whatever put me here did so, but neither will anything else I do. The best option is to live in the moment and know what you're doing, and maybe everything else will come to you in time."
Time to wrap it up. Surely, there was a nugget of wisdom somewhere in there he'd latch onto. Or he'd just be utterly confused at it all, which would at least be funny. "A long, winding, and discomforting thought, I admit, but that's what religion and faith are for." And that's how gods keep existing, of course. By ruining the days of mortals for shits and giggles. She sets down her pipe, flopping onto her back. "Make your own sense of things and keep on keeping on. You'll reach the end eventually."
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She chuckles a bit to herself, musing. "If they do anything, the reason is because it's to keep you on the circular path of faith. But...the interpretations we mortals draw from the arbitrary acts of gods are important, and usually accurate. Everything does happen for a reason, but it's not because 'the man upstairs' is trying to help you, or teach you a lesson, or punish you. Things happen because fundamental forces beyond our comprehension, the very laws of nature and the universe itself, are having a laugh at our expense. And ultimately, we only stand to benefit if we have the strength to find our own reasons to carry on, to make sense of what we can, even when cruel jokes like this impede us and make us question what our reality even is."
A puff of smoke, and then: "Really, it's best to just remember that things happen because we exist, and to exist means that things happen. To find out how it all comes together, how it all makes any sense, and what it all means for you, you just have to keep moving forward. It's never easy, and maybe you'll never quite get the answers you're looking for, but staying still and having faith that they'll come to you -- believing that the reason things are happening are because you're being punished and there's someone you can pray to to make it all better, or you're being rewarded and you just have to weather the storm and your devotion will prove you're worth saving -- doing that means you'll never have the chance. And that's ultimately what life, and everything happens in it is: a chance. The chance you're taking at any given moment is up to you. For me, this whole situation is a chance to learn, and there I have the reason I'm here. That doesn't change the 'why' of whatever put me here did so, but neither will anything else I do. The best option is to live in the moment and know what you're doing, and maybe everything else will come to you in time."
Time to wrap it up. Surely, there was a nugget of wisdom somewhere in there he'd latch onto. Or he'd just be utterly confused at it all, which would at least be funny. "A long, winding, and discomforting thought, I admit, but that's what religion and faith are for." And that's how gods keep existing, of course. By ruining the days of mortals for shits and giggles. She sets down her pipe, flopping onto her back. "Make your own sense of things and keep on keeping on. You'll reach the end eventually."