Once upon a time, there were two atoms, named Carbon and Hydrogen. They were each other's best friend. Wherever they saw each other, they would hang around together. They would walk together, share with each other stories and make philosophical discussions. Every now and then, digressing from the usual topics, they would start discussing the big topics. You know...; the big ones that you wouldn't normally discuss with everyone; like the existence of something much beyond their perception.
Both being positivists at heart, they would pursue a critical thought and try to rationalize everything. They did not want to admit or accept anything just because it felt that way. Still, they knew that, historically, intuition and inspiration had functioned as guides to the intellect, because they could see what the reason could not. So, Carbon and Hydrogen tried to use their intuition and inspirations, where applicable, to temporarily fill in the gaps of rational thought; hoping that even those gaps would be filled in rationally later.
In an electronic message, pondering over the existence of something larger and beyond them, Hydrogen said "There sure is something bigger than us. I believe it. There must be a meaning in our existence and motion, there must be an order that we are part of but not aware of. Proof? Whenever all carbons and hydrogens and other fellows are separated, we feel an urge to unite; but when we come together, not in any order but in a certain order, it is as if the entire existence is orienting itself towards us. Atoms from all around are coming to visit us or to join us. We find ourselves in abundant energy raining on us from everywhere. And if we happen to fall into discord and try to break away from that order, it is as if that energy rain is withheld, and then particles are sent to force us back into the same order. When you talk to others who come from distant places, they tell the same thing from their past experience. Thinking about all these, I conclude that if you see the same order everywhere, there must be an overarching paradigm explaining them all."
But Carbon was more sceptical. He objected instantly, and replied: "How do you know? How can you be so sure? What if there isn't? What if there are a ton of other events unbeknownst to us, and we are nothing but a minor, lucky coincidence? What if our exchange of electrons carry no meaning other than a wind of energy?"
Upon this, Hydrogen resented, and expressed her disappointment in another electronic message: "You mean our friendship carries no meaning at all other than swirling around some vagabond electrons? You did not even know that I existed. You had no means of knowing me before I came here in a caravan of hydrogens and oxygens. Yet, here I am. Your lack of ability to know doesn't mean I did not exist before. In this vast, dark space, we are able to know only so little, but our feelings show things before they are available to us through physical contact. If we are in a lucky universe, I believe that there are other universes that are as lucky as ours."
It was true. Carbon's worries about the non-existence of a meaning in their existence and motions was due to not knowing, whereas Hydrogen's belief in the existence of a meaning in what is around and beyond was based on observation. If you see order around yourself, why would you expect to see disorder in the so-called unlucky universes? To prove your worries correct? If your theories are powered by your worries, you are nothing but a pessimistic believer in the disguise of an objective positivist. With this spark of hope, Carbon joined Hydrogen in her imagination of the other universes. Other lucky uinverses, which together make up another orderly existence. A continuum of lucky universes where the individuals making them up are not aware of and unable to recognize what they are part of.
"Can we not know ever?", Carbon asked. "Why can we think of an order and beauty, if we are not able to see it ever? You said it; if we can feel it, there must be a way to it. I wish I could figure that out."
After a sigh of yearning, Hydrogen added: "I guess we need to break away from our current universe and rise to the unknown levels of existence to see it. But anyways, you are my micromirror to it, and I am the lucky one to look at it."
