Ok then. We cannot come out of our own mind, and we cannot accept everything we find in it; That is, marrying voluntarily, in order to preserve the good weather sensations of contentment, happiness, pleasure and joy, and to get rid of the opposite sensations of anxiety, depression, pain and hopelessness. Of course, we need to find a way to change our inner time. So the question is whether we can do something meteorologists can`t: change patterns that create undesirable climate conditions. If there are reasons why something happens, if there is a law that regulates a certain type of activity, then there is a possibility of control. If life is fair and we get what we deserve, then in principle, there is an opportunity to become happier by earning more. The science of meteorology has made great strides in understanding the dynamics of Earth`s time, but the sciences that attempt to unravel the mysteries of human nature are still in their infancy. The meteorologist on TV can accurately predict how hot it will be tomorrow, but no one can tell us how happy we will be when the sun rises. Although psychology and medicine have had some success in treating mental and physical illnesses, it is like being able to repair the roof of a barn after a strong wind has torn it off. Where do the storms of disease that ravage our mind and body come from? How can we avoid these disruptions? Could it be that our own actions influence whether or not our consciousness enjoys the equivalent of calm, sunny days and warm, peaceful nights? The scientific method has been a huge success in revealing the secrets of the world there. We appreciate the progress of science every time we turn on a microwave, use a computer, or talk on the phone with a friend on the other side of the world.
Science does so much because it assumes that life is just. The world makes sense. Nature is not arbitrary. There are laws waiting to be discovered by proper investigation and then used to our advantage. Consider how our view of the weather has changed over the past few decades. As a child, many readers will remember looking at a barometer to find out if a storm was coming or not. If the air pressure changed, the hand approached the bright or stormy marks on the dial. Yes, there were weather forecasts on radio and television, but they seemed little more accurate than looking at the primitive barometer hanging in the kitchen. Now we are used to seeing remarkable satellite photos on the evening news. In the western United States, for example, the meteorologist or meteorologist can point to a storm system that is developing hundreds of miles away in the Gulf of Alaska, overlay a graph of prevailing air currents at high altitudes, and tell viewers that the next few days will be cold and rainy. And usually, he or she is right.
The same is true on the other side of the country, in Florida. Late summer and early fall are hurricane season. Satellites are able to detect tropical storms brewing in warm Atlantic waters and track them as they sometimes reach hurricane strength. A hurricane path can be predicted quite accurately. The weather service`s advance warning saves lives and property. Hurricanes, as well as the rest of the time, have natural causes. Meteorologists know how a hurricane forms and why it moves in a certain direction. The strength of its winds and the path it takes are determined by impersonal forces that are well known in theory, but not yet in reality. We all know that the weather does not happen by chance.
Sunny hot days and cold, stormy nights each have their roots in the laws of nature. These laws are perfectly fair, because they work in exactly the same way everywhere in the universe, as far as scientists know. Time in America is caused by the same forces as time in Asia. So the weather outside is clearly mild. Not that sunny days always greet us when we get up every morning, but in the sense that the climate is created by objective laws of nature that work in the same way in all parts of the world. Answering this question would take us a long way to discern the deepest spiritual mysteries. Early research is, after all, the ultimate search of any science. Physicists do not just understand the laws of nature, but want to know how these laws came about and why different laws do not guide material existence. Cosmologists are happy to study star formation from primordial matter and energy, but would be thrilled to know the secret of the Big Bang, which they say brought our universe to life. Even if we could watch a movie of our lives or countless lives from start to finish (a scary prospect, especially without being able to edit that movie), it really wouldn`t tell us too much about ourselves and the cosmos. Where or what was I before I was myself? Now that I have completed the final role of the epic, My Existence as Me, and have reached the present moment, what happens next? Will this film ever end? Am I trapped in some kind of theatrical nightmare where I play different roles for eternity? And here`s the biggest question of all: Is there a director? In other words, we must try to tackle a fundamental question: who is responsible here? Movies don`t come out of nowhere.