The Hope of The Unknown

We want the wonder in the world to be real and to remain. We want it because it gives us something to look forward to.

Jay

Humans have an innate nature, an urge to want more. Though the craving for more can be both good and bad, it’s still hardwired in all of us. Though often enough, we humans confuse want for need. We need more life-sustaining medical advances. We want this weekend’s winning lottery numbers this. We need better education for our future generations. We want to binge-watch The Last of Us.

The gift to seek more can be a very beneficial product of human instincts. Like when you finish a good book or come to the season finally of a show. The human mind will wonder within itself. Creating, molding, sculpting, and producing stories and thoughts about possibilities of what’s to come next.

From that need, we discover a universe of new ideas. We engage with others in a common interest. We discuss we agree, and we even fight! But the most important thing is we share a bond. We share a fondness for exhibit A and we want more of it!

Just as we discover more and more about the characters and plots that take place within a book. The world also has the same characteristics. The more of this world that we uncover, the uninhabited forest, the vast deserts, and even the limitless oceans and seas, the more we hold on to the hope of something more.

Hope. We hope that there is still some mystery in the world. That magic isn’t just for the world of Harry Potter. That maybe those of us born in the 90s didn’t get our letters because of the battle of Hogwarts. We hope that maybe fairies, dwarves, and mermaids exist. That maybe Big Foot isn’t a hoax. (The only man in a monkey suit I know of as being real is the guy that signs my checks). We need the world to have more.

We want the wonder in the world to be real and to remain. We want it because it gives us something to look forward to. A sense of purpose from our boring and mundane life. It drives the hobbyist big foot hunter (Big Feet Hunter?). It gives us a break from the routine of nine to five and gives us something to be interested in. It’s the reason we can’t wait till next week to see the next episode, or read the next book in the series, or search for every podcast, blog, news article, and YouTube video. We need more.

The fascination for the unknown also comes at a price. If they ever capture big foot/feet. The magic will be gone. For a time, bigfoot will be everywhere, and eventually, all interest will be lost. So will the wonder and joy. That doesn’t mean we should give up on the chase. It just means that we should enjoy the journey. As for Harry Potter and magic. A part of me believes we exist among magic. It may not be all robes, wand, and butter beer. But it is Hope, Wonder, and Imagination. As long as we don’t lose that, this world of ours will continue to give us all the wonder and mystery we could crave.