Things I Don’t Understand

There are some things in this world that I just don’t understand. For example, I’ve always had a bit of trouble with Newton’s Second Law. (That’s your homework….look it up.)

I don’t understand Bitcoin. From what I can tell, it’s a Bit of Nothing that They decided was worth Something. Who are “They” and how did they get to decide that this Bit of Nothing was actually Something worth a whole lot of money? Can it be counterfeited? What keeps you from just deciding that you have more of it? How do you know how much you have? Where does it come from? Where does it go? How do you spend it? How do you get it? What do you do with it? Why does it exist? I want to come up with a Limited Bit of Nothing that turns out to be a Big Something worth a lot of money. I like to think I do a decent job of keeping up with technology, but this one is beyond my understanding.

I don’t understand how people can look straight in the face of tried-and-true science and simply say, “nuh-uh” and mean it. Look. The earth is round. Vaccines work, they are why we no longer see polio, among so many other things. Mankind has stepped on the moon. Sandy Hook happened. 9/11 was engineered by terrorists. Global Warming is real. The real Paul McCartney is still alive. Elvis is dead. The Covid Pandemic is real—people are dying. Many, many people.

I don’t understand how a person can see another person and decide they are good or bad, ignorant or informed, smart or stupid, honest or shifty, solely based on the color of their skin.

I don’t understand why some folks feel it is their right, or duty, or privilege, or need, to take the lives of others. Particularly children, or people shopping, or watching a movie. Or just going about their lives. I really wish I understood this one—at least, I wish somebody did. Enough to stop it from happening.

I don’t understand how to Give Things Over To God. As a Christian, I am supposed to do this. But I don’t know how to not worry. I know what it looks like when I don’t do it, but I don’t know how to do this thing.

There is one thing I do understand, though. That is, when things get rough, you just have to say a prayer and keep trying. With all that you have. Just tie a knot at the end of that rope and hold on.

Peace,

Kathie