The never-ending experiment…
Life is quite the journey. It’s like a never-ending experiment full of learning ourselves and everyone and everything around us. It reminds me of the days back in grammar school when I worked on science fair projects. I remember those large tri-fold poster boards like it was yesterday. I can still picture myself staying up for several nights working on the poster design. I think I enjoyed working on the design more than the actual science experiment, especially since the information had to be displayed in such a way that wasn’t overwhelming. And that took time, because there was a lot of information, and people had to be able to understand the experiment with ease. I mean, there’s the title, purpose, question, materials, method, data, results, and conclusion. I may be missing some of the other key headings, but you get the point. Nevertheless, when you think about it, most of these concepts appear in the way we operate in the world.
How… you ask.
Because we’re always experimenting with the decisions we need to make. For instance, food. We know that there are certain ingredients we shouldn’t eat. No really, like we should stay away from, but we don’t. You’re probably chuckling because this might be you. And if it is - all of the data and results have already given you the conclusion. You already know the “if - then” logic - if I do this, then this will happen, therefore, I should make this decision. Yet, with already knowing this, and rather choosing to make wiser decisions leading to better outcomes, you continue to repeat the same decisions keeping you in the same unhealthy condition.
Some time ago, in a Bible study, someone said: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.” The statement was made in reference to sin and how believers often justify their sins by God’s grace, and yet are suffering due to their disobedience. Needless to say, as I think about my main takeaway from the science fair projects it would be that when a change is made to one variable, the other variable is also affected.
I believe that’s why most individuals are in a never-ending experiment because of the continuous cycle of unwise decisions expecting better outcomes.
Morgan