"One day some of the brethren came to see Abba Antony, and among them was Abba Joseph. Wishing to test them, the old man mentioned a text from Scripture, and starting with the youngest he asked them what it meant. Each explained it as best he could. But to each one the old man said, ‘You have not yet found the answer.' Last of all he said to Abba Joseph, 'And what do you think the text means?' He replied, 'I do not know.' Then Abba Antony said, 'Truly, Abba Joseph has found the way, for he said: I do not know.' ~ The Sayings of the Desert Fathers" I told my Mom once: "We are a planet of agnostics." ... I thought at the time, It was me trying to fit in, instead of embracing my isolation from the world because... "I don't know". But I still understand this more than ever. Maybe the best we have in life is the great "I don't know" and that is the journey. What if... the "what if's" became more valuable as we lay aside certainty and absolute knowledge. Our imagination becomes the springboard of the conversation and we can discover an amazing world, not bound by the need to have the answers.
