This morning I saw rain drops gather and slide down the window. My curiosity stirred,... both scientific and artistic. The how and why vs. the awe of being (for lack of better words). What makes a person turn curiosity into action - on one path (science) or the other (art)? I suspect a quest for life meaning drives it. And more specifically, the hunter gatherer instinct to 'eat it'... to 'own it'. The energy driving this is the illusion that once 'eaten and owned', we will be content and our restless and worried minds will be still.

Does this work in general, or for the paths of either science or art specifically? I think not. Although, the whole process imparts a sense of life meaning. And, as long as we are engaged to some extent in this process utilizing our 'hunter gather' energy we feel pretty good and have 'hope'. In fact, it is the 'hunter gatherer' process that keeps hope of success alive.

From the Taoist point of view, the priceless piece of jade we seek actually lies back in the initial curiosity, sense of awe and wonder as we 'touch' the silent and void forefather of God,... back here where religion's seeds sprout.

So, how about my involvement with this 'stuff'? I suppose it's a hodgepodge of both paths. It's science in that I'm attempting to fathom and reason out a process of Something. It's art in that I'm attempting to communicate the mystery I feel. Okey, that's enough of both... life now has meaning again, so I can go back to watching the rain drops!