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Did you know that right now physicists are searching for a Theory of Everything that would explain the scientific origins of our universe? And did you know that it’s always on my mind?

Science is our collective search for answers. Society innately wants to know how we came to be—how the universe started. This is because we’re accustomed to facts. I think that’s one of the reasons why we unite under religion regarding this great unknown; we crave a shared understanding and feel lost without one.

But there’s a twist. We have spent centuries hypothesizing, but we still have no concrete answer. What if there isn’t one?

We love thinking we’re the masters of the universe, but we forget that we are simply a small part of it.

There may not be a definitive answer about the creation of our universe because it warrants no explanation. That’s the beauty of it: the absence of an answer.

If there is no concrete answer to this quandary, then maybe we should focus our efforts on the present and future, not the past. The how has taken priority, but perhaps the why should prevail. Instead of requiring answers to the how, the inconceivability should prompt us instead to reflect on its beautiful evolution, the ultimate why of its existence.

The hunt for the universe’s origin inspires me; it’s a microcosm of human nature. It harbors millions of not just philosophical but overarching questions that would entertain me until the end of the time.