Hi Guys

I have been avoiding this section for quite some time now.  My excuses being that I wasn't sure where it was going, I didn't have the answers, I was in the middle of the journey and did not know how it ended yet, etc, etc.  I think the truth of the matter though, is that it is a very personal subject, sensitive, and at times painful.
Since my father's last downturn and eventual departure I find myself questioning things more than ever.  I look at his life, and he himself and hope that whatever his time here was about, that it was meaningful and fulfilling for him. 
'What is the point of all this', is a question that has come back full force now, and I must admit that when I think of my father, look to his life, the exercise seems more futile than ever.  (I am not saying there was no point to his life, but at this time, if there was any fulfilled purpose, I don't see it.  In this respect his life seems cut short to me, his legacy only partially complete, his pain still evident and unhealed at passing).
I think in a nutshell there are two questioned aspects to this life of  ours:
Firstly, why are we here?  Meaning of life sort of thing.
And second, why does it hurt so much?
Let's face it, if it was all peaches and cream, maybe we wouldn't bother ourselves so much with the first question, we would just enjoy the party (although the transient nature of our mortal existence would probably swing it back into question).  And of course, maybe this transient nature is responsible for some of the pain in the first place.  But either way lets face it, life hurts more often than not, and the happiest person need only turn on the news to acknowledge that something stinks in paradise.
​As the title of this section implies, I look directly to the human condition in trying to make sense of our mess here.  As I have admittedly no answers, just snippets of spiritual enlightenment and blessed moments of divine intervention, I thought I would share these with you guys, who enjoy reading my waffle.  Please tell me what you think, write comments, start a dialog, let this be a place where we can journey together to, where?...