Everything that is, has been, will be and could be comprises a being I name "Everything That Is" (ETI). "Everything" includes everything: hard things, soft things, real things, unreal things, material things (such as rocks and trees and human beings), immaterial things (such as souls and thoughts and dreams and mathematical formulae), and everything in between. ETI is the biggest gestalt of all. Jesus is part of ETI. Jehovah is part of ETI. Zeus is. Satan is. Ahura Mazda. Beelzebub. Gaia. Quetzalcoatl. All part of ETI. ETI encompasses everything for all time and all times: yesterday, today and tomorrow. ETI is in time and out of time. ETI is here, there, everywhere. Because ETI encompasses all contexts, ETI is context-independent. Because ETI encompasses all values, ETI is values-free, ie does not represent or favour any particular value or set of values over any other. All attributes or qualities are present in ETI. Things that are conscious are part of ETI; consciousness is a quality of ETI. Things that work towards goals are part of ETI; working towards goals is a quality of ETI. Things that are alive are part of ETI; being alive is a quality of ETI. Things that are dead are part of ETI; being dead is a quality of ETI. ETI is alive and dead: a divine paradox. The purpose and meaning of life is to help ETI to know, experience and understand all aspects of zirself. The purpose and meaning of my life is to help ETI know, understand and experience what it is like to be me. The purpose and meaning of your life is to help ETI know, experience and understand what it is like to be you. The purpose and meaning of ETI's life is to know, experience and understand every part of zerself, including you, me, the girl next door, and a funny shaped rock on the surface of Mars. We are all creators, in fact, we all help create ETI, each creating a particular part for which ze takes ownership and responsibility. The nature of reality is as follows: ETI. If and when the universe came into being, ETI came into being. If and when the universe dies and vanishes to nothingness, ETI dies and vanishes to nothingness. Words, images and audio copyright © S R Schwarz 2007. All rights reserved.
