All I Can Tell

So tonight I leave work and I'm in a bum mood. No big reason, just not feeling so hot. I get up to my house and can't fathom going inside to ruminate in my dark lonely room. I simply cannot do it. I look up a late night coffee shop on my phone and end up going to the third busiest Starbucks in the world (Seriously). I sit down to read my book about the Intelligent Design vs. Evolution lawsuit in Dover and go about my business. I'm still in a rather bum mood.

A young guy takes the chair next to mine and proceeds reading his book. Our readings go on for awhile before he sees my book and asks, "oh are you reading that?" I say yes, explain the plot, we share a few pleasantries and I hope to go about my business. Who is this guy to bug me right? Later there is cause for more conversation and I realize it's unavoidable. This guy and I end up talking for about an hour. We share views on his business that he is starting up, (Jacob.mychoices.biz) his life in Seattle, my time in Seattle and have a great conversation. We then get into the idea of the project I am working on having to do with religion. I tell him about my beliefs, coming from a Christian background and going into more agnostic world view. Turns out he came from a nearly anti-religion background and because of his interactions with Christians, elders he admired and the like, he is now a Christian. Such an interesting circumstance. We discuss and discuss and come to realize that, for the most part, we believe the exact same things, the only difference being his leanings toward there being God, and my refusals to lean one way or the other. It was truly a life-affirming conversation to connect with a stranger and share positive beliefs so openly. Knowing that there are others out there who simply want positivity for the world and have a wonderful active mentality towards it is such a wonderful thing. I went from being in a bum mood to being in one of the best moods I have been in in months. This guy, and my interactions with him caused realizations in my mind, and really opened my eyes to the world around me in a different way.

So... My bum night turned in to a great one simply because of a shared connection of positivity. But that's not the main point of my blog. It is, but it isn't.

What I realize in all this is that I know I have gotten a wonderful breath of life, and because of that, I want to share it with others. I want to spread positivity and life. I want to clear out negativity from all others around me and spread positivity. This I know, and this I will do.

What I thought about though is how fortuitous it is that this guy crosses paths with me and brightens my day. I take immense interest in the fact that he happens to be a convert to Christianity while I am a convert away. A part of my mind thinks, "Hey, maybe this is a sign of a God arranging things in my favor, correcting my bum mood and spreading his love with me. Another part of my mind thinks, "No, that's ridiculous, this is simply fortunate coincidence"

So I got two sides, neither side can be proven. I can in now way prove that it was an act of God, and I can in now way prove that it wasn't an act of God, so in my mind there's no use thinking about that. What I deduce is that I have had a fortunate event, I appreciate that fortunate event, and because of both of those I am going to attempt to make fortunate events from others and share that life. That is all that matters. The positivity spreading is all that matters, whether it is the result of a God's actions or the result of things happening to come together randomly does not matter.

It's something I realized and needed to share. In a way I experienced the essence of what people have been interpreting as a god for thousands of years. All I can tell is it was positivity and because that positivity has been experienced more positivity will be shared. It's simply a testament to the fact that positivity breeds positivity. It's not a testament for or against a god, only to positivity's tendencies, and there's very little point in looking into it's causes.

Y'all read me? Cool. Spread positivity.