All Things Are on Loan

We live in a world where nothing truly belongs to us. Everything we have,  possessions, experiences, even thoughts, seems only borrowed. Everything comes and goes. We are born, live for a while, and then disappear again. But then comes the question: what is really certain? And more importantly: what do I truly know? You might think that knowledge is something you can own, but is it? Knowledge can seem tangible, something stored in your mind or written on paper, yet it can easily fade or change. What was true yesterday may be disproven tomorrow. So is knowledge something lasting, or merely a temporary loan, just like everything else in this life?

And if knowledge is temporary, what does that mean for power? It is often said that knowledge is power. But power corrupts, or so we say. Perhaps that’s true. Power without humility can lose its balance. So the question becomes: how do we keep knowledge and power in harmony? Perhaps by staying curious. By continuing to explore rather than to possess. Realizing that you actually know nothing for sure is not a weakness, but a foundation for growth. Power can be transformed into strength, the strength for further advancement and growth, growing in one direction, or in all directions, or outward, inward, from inside to outside, or the other way around. Where do we draw the line?

And there’s something greater still: if everything is temporary, then is knowledge infinite? If knowledge were infinite, could we ever truly comprehend it? Or does it remain elusive, like the horizon that keeps moving as you walk toward it? Perhaps knowledge is not something we have but something that helps us understand. A tool, not a possession. A way to organize reality, to see patterns in what constantly passes.

Knowledge grows through connections, small facts that together form greater insights. Perhaps knowledge is finite within our limits but infinite in its potential. And the condition for knowledge? Humility. Curiosity. The willingness to keep asking, searching, and discovering. Ultimately, truth is not something you can possess, it is what allows the eye to see, yet cannot be seen by the eye. Let us, together on this journey of discovery, raise the sail, with the wind at our backs or tacking if we must, united and on our way. Trust the process. The road is the destination, and it is important to pause now and then to realize exactly that.