A Backwards World

There is no was, no will. “It simply is”. It is we, the earthlings that think of free will as something real. We don’t see our lives being shaped by predestination. We believe our actions can shape the future because we see time only in its linear form. Time is relative. It’s circular. Never before had I looked at life in such a way. Never had I even heard of someone talk about it like this. The idea had not been conceived. It takes a book like this to really change your understanding of life, or at least make the attempt of doing so. Quickly Slaughter House Five is turning into one of my favorite books because of its powerful and controversial anecdotes. Just a couple weeks ago a school in Missouri banned this book because of its controversial teachings.  They argued it went “against the bible”. That small fact just makes this book even better, it’s suppose to open people’s mind, to make you think outside if the box. There’s nothing wrong with that.

Up to this point in the book I think I’ve found my favorite part. It’s a strong anti war message brought to us in a very bizarre way. “The bombers opened their bomb bay doors, exerted a miraculous magnetism which shrunk the fires, gathered them into cylindrical steel containers, and lifted the containers into the bellies of the planes.” This is just an excerpt but it shows us how all destruction is created by us. We purposely search for the deadliest minerals, combine them to form even worst compounds, and then drop them on the innocent just to punish the few guilty ones. That basically is war. We never consider the other option. Not doing any of this. It’s hard to find the why, because there is no why. For now lets leave it at that because this is what it is.