Journal #3 (God WILL exist?)

When I read this quote (below) I was captivated by it. So there was no way I could not do an entry solely about it. So this entry is about the following quote:

“Note: The end point of evolution, if there was one, would be the perfect creature: contradictory impulses resolved, no thoughts, no needs, no rage; able to see through rocks; to survive without eating; to change things by force of will. To live forever. It would be exactly what it had displaced. It would be God.”

I found this quote very interesting, because when I read it I thought, yes it is inevitable that the end point of evolution will resemble its creator. That every time we think of God, every fact, every truth, every faith that is held so dearly and sacred will one day become the merest superstition.

It occurred to me, that it is the inevitability of the end that ultimately prevents us from reaching it, whether we are talking about a race of people, or just a single human being. The means that will prevent anyone from reaching the end is fear; fear of change, or fear of actually becoming a better person.

This idea is represented in the end of the book, however in a lesser format, Alex will not be gaining godly powers, but in proportion he will be reaching the “God” within himself. He comes to this realization that everything is actually ok in the very end of the book.

It’s in this regard that Alex ties into this realization of mine. Throughout the book, Alex is struggling to reach his full capacity. Perhaps he is scared to reach his full potential, to achieve what the world knows he can accomplish. Which for Alex would be becoming a father (a good one) and doing what he loves and making a difference (teaching). Alex’s evolution, although on an exponentially smaller scale (than the one I quoted), is comparative to that of the example found within the quote. Alex does have a full capacity of his existence; he has reached maybe a quarter of it. Alex is afraid of what he may decide to do if/when he does reach his full potential – or the end of his evolutionary scale, because he is so comfortable where he is in life. Perhaps he realizes this in the end and that is what we see in the end of the book – Alex reaching his full potential, at the end of his evolutionary scale. It took him forever to reach this point, but it was worth it, because what he learned along the way is now invaluable to him. He learned that it’s ok to be himself, that there are always going to be bumps, or in his case mountains along the way. In the end though, things will be ok, but only if you want them to be. And that, is what Alex realized, and that is what set him free.