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Although confined to his body weakened by ALS, the late physicist Stephen Hawking said in his mind, he had the freedom to discover the mysteries of the universe. Stephen believed in the “multiverse” theory of the cosmos. An infinite number of universes exist in the multiverse, each co-existing in parallel to one another. Each individual universe has distinguishing physical attributes.
We barely wrap our minds around our universe in four dimensions, if you include time as one of the dimensions. Yet, mathematicians theorize the existence of at least 11 dimensions. Astrophysicist Michio Kaku said that there may exist an infinite number of dimensions. Infinite universes. Infinite dimensions. Like Michio, Stephen wondered about the infinite realms of existence in the vast Multiverse. So what is possible in the Multiverse?
Werner Erhard said he looks at things to get them, to be with, not to understand. What does it mean to be present to what’s possible? Werner looks at the new definition of what it is to be a human being: He looks at the infinite possibility of what it is to be human. In the Multiverse, are there infinite possibilities of the human being? Possibly, universes without suffering exist, Werner’s life’s mission. Perhaps, life reveals in the infinite number of dimensions and universes.
Stephen inquired: What happened before the beginning of the universe? Consequently, one might ask: Is there an end? What if there is really no end, because there is really no beginning?
So what is the infinite possibility of the human being? Our wonder reveals the possibility of who we are going to be in the universe. I choose who I’m going to be in any given moment of time. How will I define myself? Who will I become? What shall be my legacy?
In one of Stephen Hawking’s last speeches before he passed away, he spoke of his diagnosis of ALS as a graduate student at Cambridge and his wondrous life’s journey:
So remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder what makes the universe exist. Be curious and however difficult life may seem. There is always something you can do, and succeed… While there’s life, there’s hope.
Amen, Brother Stephen. May you rest in and discover your forever peace. “While there’s life, there’s hope.” Perhaps, resilient hope is part of the eternal wonder.
I’ve studied Probability Theory in graduate school and have used it throughout my engineering career, helping to develop, design, and test satellite communications systems. I’ve become facile in the distinctions of the realm of possibility in transformational training over the years as well.
Here’s what I’ve discovered in both distinctions. Probability and possibility both start at zero. Although probability is limited to one, the realm of possibility approaches infinite.
Living a life governed by probability may limit you, too. A life lived from what is possible reveals the infinite universe we all deserve. The life of possibility is our distinct birthright. So keep gazing at the stars with that eternal sense of wonder. “While there’s life, there’s hope.”
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