missing link

Let’s talk about the “missing link”. It is not a phrase that enters my consciousness ordinarily, at least not since high school. However, I came across it in the paper a few weeks ago and the words kept invading my mind over the next several days. It seems that a recent discovery may provide the link between how we went from being water-based creatures to ones who live on land.

Pretty interesting stuff, even if, like me, you are not usually one who ponders such things. What I do like to ponder is another type of “missing link” the one between our physical selves and whatever lies beyond. It’s a tougher one to explore since there is no concrete evidence to look for, but the potential of what it could mean for us is immeasurable.

Which is the problem. Though more people appear willing to believe that there is something that occurs after we die and even believe that we can somehow communicate with our loved ones that have passed, there is no way to measure this connection. We are not going to someday hear about an archeological dig that unearthed that kind of fossil.

Supposedly, our connection to the spiritual was once very strong and people were secure in the knowledge that there was more to the world then what we can detect with our five senses. As we have evolved, our worldview became more concrete. Now that more of us are accepting of the notion of life after death maybe there is another level to explore. Perhaps this “missing link” can give our lives a different focus. Perhaps this “missing link” can offer us a bridge for a new future as well.