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What is the Origin of what is?

For centuries, philosophers and theorists alike have argued about the tr ue origin of what is. From those arguments, ontology was created to deal with q uestions people have about existence. Basically, ontology is the study of being and reality. Honestly, I do not try to look for what the origin of what is act ually is (say that ten times fast) because trying to find the truth is impossibl e. I would rather spend my time and energy either trying to bowl, doing P90X, o r playing the piano. However, despite the fact I do not look for it, does not m ean that I do not think about the answer. In other words, I do not go out of my way to contemplate what is, because that will end in painful migraines. Persona lly, if I had to give an answer, the origin of what is has and always will be. There is no definitive answer to this question. If you think about it, humans h ave trouble determining what the origin of anything is. For example, why is Tho mas good at math? Thomas is good at math because it is in his genes. Well, then why it is in his genes? Obviously, there is no real answer to this question. The only answer I can think of that cannot be proven false is: it just is. Simi larly, that is why the origin of what is has and always will be. Some things pe ople just will never know. When I was in 7th grade, my math teacher decided one to, instead of cont inuing our exciting pre-algebra lectures, ask a simple question: are numbers rea l? One of my peers raised his hand, said they do exist, and showed the teacher three pencils. My math teacher replied, Those pencils you showed me represented th e number three, but that is not actually a number. I thought about what she said, and for the rest of the day I became intrigued in thought-provoking questions, s o when I got home I googled thought-provoking questions. I came across many interesti ng ideas. For example, would you rather be rich and deaf or poor and able to he ar? One question, after browsing through some blogs and websites, specifically caught my eye. The question asked whether or not I am satisfied by the fact I w ill never learn everything, or if I will always search for an answer. It remind ed me of the Serenity Prayer. After spending the next couple hours thinking abo ut it, I realized I have to accept the things I will never know, accepting the t ruth I find it. This experience I had helped define who I am today because it g ave me, all in all, a better perspective on life, and taught me there is no univ ersal process to do anything. Christians, Buddhists and Hindus all have a different opinion on what th e origin of what is is. Christians believe God created all living things, and c reated the humans in his image. With that being said, the Christians also belie ve God created the universe and everything in the universe in six days, and on t he seventh day, He rested. Buddhists do not care about the origin of what is. However, they believe and concern themselves with what they can do about their e xistence now, not worrying about what happened beforehand. This allows them to focus on reaching nirvana. Hindus believe that before time began, there was not hingness. Eventually, the god Brahma came from Vishnu s bellybutton. Brahma create d all living beings, and consequently Vishnu became a part of everything that wa s created. In final analysis, the origin of what is has and always will be because some things will never be fully understood, and I believe that I understand that .

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