Jim Carrey Philosophy - universal perspective of life

"I used to be a guy experiencing the universe but now the universe is experiencing a guy. "

What can I say, it shook me when I heard Jim Carrey when he spoke these words in an interview. How much an actor, an impersonator, an entertainer can know about life. But here it is evidence to the fact that Jim is not build from ordinary material. He seems to be a supernatural being, a monk who lives in Hollywood. This is not the only thing he had said about life, if you read the part 1 and part 2, I have illustrated his wisdom in words. Let's look into the anatomy of the above sentence and see what it means.

Starry nights and universe

It started with the simple question of why the sky is dark at night, except for a few twinkling stars. The night should have been as bright as day, if there are infinite number of stars fill the sky stretching beyond to the infinity. However that is not the case, as the universe seems to be expanding beyond the speed of light. Hence there is a boundary to our observable universe with not enough stars. What is beyond this likely to be more universe yet not accessible for us. Not by conventional means with physical constrains. So literally we are at the centre of the observable universe. But here is another way too look at it. Each one of us are again at the center of the observable universe.

Centre

By center I mean the core. Within the body we are stuck observing everything happening around us. This is the natural view of things. Inside out. But as with nature everything has another perspective. As it wasn't random that you get to be the center of your observable universe we can consider ourselves as the universe itself. What is the use of an observation without the observer? What is the use of a fruit without its seed? What is the use of a boat without a sail? Similarly we can ask the question What is the use of the universe without the observer? As clearly universe is one such continous observation.

Universal perspective of life

If we are fundamentally inseparable from the universe maybe we are not two things just one. Maybe really it's the universe which experience a guy not the other way around. But why should we adapt this new way of thinking? What are the advantage of knowing its the universe not me.

I would say, knowing this pushes one into an infinity of abundance. Universe is abundance. No limitations. Self on the other hand is a limited quantity. A box within infinity. Surely this universal view of self will dilute the burden and responsibility. It will dilute the good things that we tend to greed upon like happiness, the peace, the charity. It will also dilute things we think are bad the greed itself, the anger and the sadness. And it will let us understand that there is no rush in life. There is no game to play. There is no target to reach.

Gemstone

There is no need to move earth dig a hole in the ground and collect precious gems. There is no need to take down another life by doing so. As you are the universe so is your neighbour. So is the tiny mosquito which bites onto your forearm looking for it's share. Sometimes best outcomes arise when you do not try to attack, but let it flow like it's supposed to flow.