Asking “why?” about something is usually done with anxiety…tension…or a general disbelief. Knowing “why” is a much better position to be in. In fact, you might say knowing why is divine. But is “knowing” something actually attainable? Yes. And as difficult as it might be to believe, some people say you can’t actually “know” anything. I wonder how they know that. Hmm…

If you can’t actually know anything, how can you trust anything? And if you can’t trust anything, how can you be anything? And if you can’t be anything, how can you justify even entering the debate?

See how silly it all is? Do you doubt your own existence? That’s where not knowing takes you. I suggest you don’t head in that direction. Follow a path that’s tried and true. And enter through the narrow gate “which leads to life“. It ain’t always easy, but it’ll help keep you from a life of only asking…

Why?

I pause. I wonder.
I see myself through a magnifying glass.
I ask a question.
I give myself a test I may never pass.
I yearn for freedom.
I don’t belong in a complicated life.
My needs are simple…
A mountain home and perhaps a loving wife.

So why can’t I make this happen?
Why don’t my dreams come true?
Why is the picture always fading?
Why can’t I change my view?
Why don’t things change no matter how I try?
And why do I constantly ask myself why?

I sit. I listen.
I try to hear all the music in my head.
A song…a feeling.
I need someone to understand what I’ve said.

When I’m being optimistic,
I know I’ll be fine.
Asking why is realistic…
Knowing why is divine.

© Copyright 1987 Tony Funderburk

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