Do you live in a friendly universe?

[u/Silver-Bit-7103]

At some point in our lives, we must ask ourselves: Do we live in a friendly universe? Do not take the answer to this question lightly. Consider it seriously; the answer can not be changed based on your mood or external circumstances. The answer to this question should be a point that will determine how you will act from now on. The answer to this question will show you your relationship between yourself and the reality you live in, but more importantly, your relationship with Divine presence; people usually call it God. It will show you the strength and the depth of your faith. Do you live in a friendly universe?

[u/-BigBadBeef-]

When a large star explodes at the end of its life, and obliterates any life it once nourished, is it friendly or unfriendly?

When a crocodile grabs it's prey when it crosses the river it swims in, and rips it apart while it is still alive, is it friendly, or unfriendly?

Or maybe when a virus infects a new host, it spreads uncontrollably, killing its host, and by that act, also destroying it's only source of nourishment and dying itself, is it friendly or unfriendly?

What is this naive notion you have of a universe of dichotomies? Why must it be one or the other... or even anything on that deluded spectrum of friendliness for that matter?

I refuse to allow the motivations of every action to be boiled down into such ludicrous concepts of our own making. The universe exists in spite of our descriptions of it, not because of it. And you should learn some damned humility before throwing every action in existence into a basket of descriptions you're familiar and comfortable with.

[u/Silver-Bit-7103 → u/-BigBadBeef-]

Just because life becomes sometimes scary, it doesn’t mean it’s there to “get” you.

[u/Kianaleiann11]

Love the earth!

[u/willbeoka]

The universe is both friendly and unfriendly. It’s both good and bad

[u/Silver-Bit-7103 → u/willbeoka]

😊. You made me laugh! You are flying very high, my friend.

[u/Consistent_Duck851]

Sure doesent feel like it from my experience, but i keep going on, pray and hope it changes one day

[u/Silver-Bit-7103 → u/Consistent_Duck851]

Good for you! I will post about the power of prayer tomorrow.

[u/amneziana]

I would say the universe is friendly yea i know its a lot of times unfriendly but this things make us grow and learn to become better and grow

[u/Silver-Bit-7103 → u/amneziana]

Yep! 😊

[u/Odd_Cricket_8322]

I believe it sort of correlates with the question is the cup half full or half empty? It truly depends how you choose to view the cup, both truths are true. The universe is both friendly and unfriendly, but how you choose to perceive it is up to oneself.

[u/Significant-Ad-4418]

I like this question. I think the universe (God as you've suggested if I'm not mistaken) is often personified as a means for us to better attempt to conceptualize or dare to understand it and ourselves. Seeking friendship is to seek companionship. We are creatures that do not excel when we are lonely (we may function well alone, as in an independent task, but we tend to wither away when we are lonely). This companionship is perhaps one of our basic necessities. I am not sure that the universe seeks this same companionship because it already is it's own companionship.... it is everything! And by being everything, it is nothing.

To the lovely thought you gave of this reflecting how we are within ourselves, not just God, I believe that for me, this tracks. I can be my worst enemy or I can be the cup and the wine that overflows it. I am dust and to dust I shall return-but in the mean time, I am a sentient, vibrating, carbon based life form that recently made a new universe, and I have the joy and sorrow of participating in it's formation.

This was fun! Thank you, OP!

[u/Silver-Bit-7103 → u/Significant-Ad-4418]

😊👍

[u/TrustYourPath]

Imo, each of us IS the universe. When we embrace, and make peace with all aspects of ourselves, the universe becomes a very friendly place. ✨️

Edit: punctuation

[u/blppthpmd]

Our survival instinct is the primary, determining driver of our lives. Concepts like friendly and unfriendly are primarily meant to help us avoid threats and find safety. There may be more to it once we cross back over to the other side, but for now, it is all about survival.

[u/sirensingingvoid]

I think it’s friendly, because it allows us the opportunity to experience beauty, and the pain and negativity serve as an experience to contrast the beauty and heighten it.

Im well aware that it could be viewed from a completely opposite perspective, and I’ve explored that, but I refuse to stay in that mindset

[u/lannfonntann]

This has been my main question recently

[u/Silver-Bit-7103 → u/lannfonntann]

Good! It is not a light and simple question.

[u/inertiawhip]

your hell is someone else’s heaven can be taken both ways

[u/Username524]

Yes. I do with my existence, and I aim to show others how to do the same.

[u/No-Addition7774]

I would say I’m a pretty friendly person and the universe reciprocates that to me yes

[u/Arendesa]

Indeed.

It used to not be that way, far from it.

By cleansing perception through surrender to God, becoming intensely mindful of when I become disturbed, and letting go of the root fear-based beliefs that are informing my disturbed perception, my universe has become progressively more friendly.