It is time, once again, for another “Tale Of Two Quotes“. If you scroll to the right of the three pictures above, you’ll find a famous quote by Marie Curie, the Polish chemist and physicist who was at the forefront of some major research and discoveries on radioactivity.Today is her birthday, actually, which is why I’ve posted this in The Diary today. Indeed, she was a brilliant human being and barrier breaker. Aside from her most obvious achievements and contributions to modern science and physics, she was also the very first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person and only woman to win a Nobel Prize twice, and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in not one, but two scientific fields. Long, long, never-ending Google search wrap sheet short? She was prolly an actual fucking GENIUS! She said:

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.

(Marie Curie)

Okay, I suppose I can see where she was going with this, but umm, I guess my burning question is what did that mean for the people like ME? I mean, although I’m “probably” quite a bit smarter than a fifth grader (although some may beg to differ), I’m clearly no rocket scientist. Lol. I’m more of a creative bird, you know … a heart and soul kinda girl. In many regards, though, I do tend to have the simple and childlike mind of a five year old.

Case in point …

Did you know that I literally pray on my hands and knees at the foot of my bed at least once a day, if not twice, to a “God” I cannot see, which many people DO think makes me crazy – again – like an ACTUAL five year old: “In the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit … AMEN!”

Lol. I swear sometimes even my dog thinks I’m crazy when he sees me doing my prayer thing or sitting in my “panic chair” either crying in general, crying tears of gratitude, or otherwise just giving thanks to God meditatively. Meanwhile, regardless of whether or not the 50/50 wager I’m making with my eternal soul and salvation is just as dumb as ASS and for NOTHING as many people think, at the end of the day, my faith is what has been my truest saving grace, and as such, there are SO many complicated “life nuggets” and even “rocket science” type dealios in this world that I just leave up to The Pro. I “kiss, kiss, KISS” all my worries, doubts, and fears away like so many leaves blowing in the wind and

One of the best days in my life was the day I figured out that not everything is meant to be understood.

(The Real STUPID Cat Williamson)

Indeed, it is true, that “true freedom is understanding that some things just aren’t meant to be understood“, because they’re NOT! So, with all due respect to you, Madam Curie, imma just KISS this whole “Tale Of Two Quotes” dealio away and, “Keep It Simple STUPID”. As far as I’m concerned, whether you’re a person like me who’s “possibly” smarter than a fifth grader or an actual fucking rocket scientist, there might just be more than one road to our final destination, and YUP, we’re all going in the same direction. Lol. Well, at least some of us, that is. So, be careful how you place your wagers!

SAME DIRECTION

Hey! Whenever I step outside, somebody claims to see The Light. It seems to me that all of us have lost our patience. ‘Cause everyone thinks they’re right, and nobody thinks that there just might be more than one road to our final destination. But I’m not ever going to know if I’m right or wrong, ’cause we’re all going in the same direction. And I’m not sure which way to go, because all along, we’ve been going in the same direction. I’m tired of playing games … of looking for someone else to blame for all the holes in answers that are clearly showing. For something to fill the space. Was all of the time I spent a waste, ’cause so many choices point the same way I was going? So, why does there only have to be only one correct philosophy? I don’t want to go and follow you just to end up like one of them. And why are you always telling me what you want me to believe? I’d like to think that I can go my own way and meet you in the end. {Hoobastank}