The Search

God is the stimulus for the search for truth, for the existential search. “All men by nature desire to know.” Aristotle, an ancient Greek philosopher, has captured man’s thirst for knowledge by saying the quoted statement in one of his works. This clearly echoes man’s quest for satisfaction in life. It also speaks of the unquiet ness of his being, his restlessness. Man is in want of things to fulfill and satisfy him. This is an obvious reality as one lives on earth. All men desire to be happy in any way possible.

The text given us to be critiqued served as an eye opener for me. It expressed in written form some realizations I have had in the past concerning existence and its eventual path leading to the mystery of the Absolute.

I affirm what was stated on the text given us that a man, in his finitude, inevitably would have to have an experience in his life that would open his horizon towards his capacity for the infinite. There is/are or will be circumstance/s in one’s life where he can say that he has a close contact with the infinite, especially concerning man’s desires.

Every so often, this is expressed in his insatiable desires that tend to transcend his being limited to the abode of the infinite. Thus, there must be a certain point in our lives that our minds must have titillated to inquire where to find more to satisfy our wants.

The experience of life in love is one of the classical experiences one can relate in being in touch with the infinite. The idea and reality of love, put into action, opens up a person to a deeper reality that could make him glimpse of the infinity. On the other hand, losing a person you love could also make us see the reality of the infinite. These are some experiences where a person can ponder upon some basic questions in life regardless of his status as a living mortal individual on earth.

The infinite belongs to the One who made all things possible to be. He is no other than the God we believe in though some profess disbelief to his existence. Our solitary and communal moments help us journey on the way to God. In our wants and needs we show our earnest desire to seek the face of God. This is true as I observed humans. We try to compensate our existential longing for the divine by substituting it with material goods to pacify our tired being for awhile but not for good. The author of the text given us has successfully made this picture of the write-up clear by focusing on humans’ tendency to want for more and to go on searching for what can fully satisfy his/her being. By this religion comes into the scene.

Religion is the ambit where humans can freely discuss things regarding the divine and inquiries on Him. It re-links man to God. Through religion we go on searching to meet God Who is actually waiting for us.

What I like most in the material given us is the part what it highlights that God comes to meet us. What a beautiful imagery of the prodigal son and the father meeting- scene creeps in me as I contemplate on this. God knows that whatever happens, we shall not be satisfied here on earth. Due to this God longs to see us and waits to meet us from our wandering. We can solely be satisfied. in toto, in our return to the Father Who has sent His Son to search for us. It is only God Who can satiate and give rest to our tires being. Thus, to say that we are capable of being satisfied is true indeed. Nonetheless, noting that by ourselves it would be impossible to satisfy ourselves and need the help that comes from above.

The text given us is an excellent material, in its plain and simple English used, helps its readers understand that all men have the desire for the infinite (God) in various and different ways. As a community, we all are journeying together towards our Ultimate Goal in life. It has been clearly made that the desire for the infinite constitutes the heart of every man. All that man does speak about life and in his desires reverberate his inner longing for the God Whom we trust.