Five Things In Life You’d Like An Explanation For

hmmmmm....geez. Back to the thinking stuff. Well, maybe this won't be quite so hard. I would like an explanation for:

why some people just "get" math, music, language, art, etc when others struggle at it.
I wish I was one of the genius class, but I ain't. In high school, I hung out with a bunch of fricken SMART people. The kind of people who are in the top 1% and go on to Harvard, Yale, and Standford. Beloved is simply amazing in his ability to blend creativity and technology. I know people who are fluent in 6 or 7 different languages. Me...I like academics well enough, but some of this stuff crushes my brain cells and gives me nothing but headaches.

why we are here.
Isn't that the age old question? What is our purpose? What is the point to life? This hedges on the question of "God", too, as many possible explanations are religious. I wonder if knowing our purpose would change the way we live.

how the paradigm is shifting.
It is subtle, but the our current way of life is going to be obsolete in a generation. Mr. Scott comes to mind, from Star Trek IV, when he tries to use a Mac. But it's not just things like rotary phones and desk top computers. The very way the brain processes information is *changing*. It is a fascinating concept and I would love to get outside of it to understand how it is happening, how wide-spread the impacts will be...

why commonsense is so often trumped by stupidity.
Everyone has examples of this, but dang it! Brains, people...USE THEM. Hopefully this will be a more integral part of the shifting paradigm.

how people can be so mindlessly, heartlessly mean to others.
This has been a discussion a couple of times between Beloved and me. People are often complimenting us for how smooth and complete our relationship is. We just don't understand how you can live with someone and NOT be courteous to one another. Take that one step further, how can you make a joint decision on marriage and not honor your spouse? Why do people put up with irrational and narcissistic behaviors, even defending them when the problems are pointed out? I just don't understand! Oh well...again, maybe a paradigm shift will help? I hope so!