I think most of us want to believe that our lives have meaning and purpose. And I think this desire is what motivates us to keep going. We reach out to others. We make friends. We create families. We establish roots in our communities. We devote our time and energy to things that we hope will make a difference: art, picking up litter along the highway, baking cookies, trying to find a cure for cancer.
But doing it all without proof, making the investment without assurance takes a lot of courage. For some, mere optimism isn’t enough. For them dreams aren’t enough. So they cling to certainty even if it’s an illusion. Their beliefs become concretized. Wise leaders become anointed lawgivers who must be obeyed. Inspirational stories become literal fact. Those who don’t share their vision become evildoer who must be destroyed.
I think it’s a trap any of us can fall into.
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