You misunderstood. The aim is to wonder, the act is to wander.
Y'know, I always thought I had a reasonably adequate grip on the English language, but now I'm beginning to wonder. Since post #1 of this particular thread, I've been wandering - somewhat aimlessly - through the various posts, wondering if I've been wandering in wonder at what the truth actually is. Or isn't. Or might not be.
Or it could be bewilderment that I'm experiencing, not wonder. Hmm...I wonder...
As was originally mentioned by China in post #1, "truth is not something static; it has no fixed abode; it is not an end, a goal." So, if a witness to a crime is sworn to tell "the whole truth and nothing but the truth", does that mean they can refuse to testify based on the fact that the truth may be dynamic? (the opposite of static, and thus a "moving target") - we used to call it "bending the truth" but if there is no truth - or at least the mind can't find the truth - then I assume it isn't bendable.
My parents always told me I should tell the truth but as China points out, "Truth is the unknown, and a mind that is seeking truth will never find it", then I shouldn't have been worried about telling the truth as it would be difficult for a child to figure out exactly what it is. Or isn't. An adult (in this case, me) is having enough trouble figuring it out.
In fact, I'm still wondering exactly what this thread is all about. Am I supposed to be seeking truth or defining it? (Another quote from post #1: "When the mind seeks truth, it is seeking its own self-projection, not truth.") Does that mean that if/when the mind is NOT seeking truth, it is seeking someone else's self-projection, thus "the truth?" Or, is there any such thing as "the truth?"
Perhaps it doesn't exist at all. Perhaps we've all been seeking "what is known" vs. "what is truth." Mind you, if something is known to be the truth, then we have a problem. Perhaps it is the unknown that is truth, but if it's unknown, then we can't know about it, and thus would not be able to determine if it is the truth. Or the untruth. Or anything else, because after all, we don't even know about it!
Geez, now I'm really in deep. Let's see, we have mind, truth, known, unknown, untruth (formerly known as a lie, or least a fib), self-projection, and possible someone else's self-projection. Which actually couldn't be self-projection because we talking about someone else, not our "self."
For some reason, I'm still experiencing a degree of wonder here...I'm wondering what the hell is going on! Perhaps I've lost my way (also known as "wandering", although that might not be the truth because, as we've already surmised, there is no truth), or maybe it's my mind, which is now in serious wandering mode. I can no longer self-project (and that could be detrimental to my social life. (It's true! Er, maybe not "true" but at least some kind of delusion) I can't even think anymore. And I sure as hell am no closer to finding the truth. Or even a lie. Maybe not even a satisfactory delusion. At least I know that truth cannot exist, in my mind or perhaps anywhere else.
However, I can still find 2 things: "Submit Reply" and "Logout."