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The Conversation: The Question Equation (question = answer = reality)

By Letroy Woods - Special to the Daily Herald | Jan 3, 2026

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No matter what we believe about the real world and our current belief systems, the questions we ask ourselves act as a transmutation of how we see ourselves. What is the one question you could ask yourself in 2026 that would elevate your life forever? Shared agonies amongst neighbors, adversaries, foes, and the monster within exist among the creator of choice. Break the cycle of violence and create something the world has never seen or felt before. The world we live in does not need to be explained or spelled out; do not turn the cheek and shoot your brother or sister in the foot.

Do not trust the thoughts of yesterday, for in your time of need, they will forsake you, and your demise will be in reflection. The world spoken of is not from bias but in front of us both to observe and choose the path for those after us. There are patterns in our conversations that leave breadcrumbs to our humble beginnings, and revelations to the questions of our spirit and intuitions. Don’t dare blame your circumstances and situations on helplessness and lack of choice. We go to work for eight hours, sleep for eight hours, and spend one to three hours on our basic needs. At best, seven hours a day are ours to build the life of our dreams.

“Choice is creation. To choose is to create. Through my choices, I create my reality. At every moment in my life, I have a choice. Moments add up to a lifetime; choices add up to a life. What kind of life do I want for myself? What choices will create this kind of life?” — Tal Ben Shahar

The quality of our reality depends on our ability to ask better questions, to acknowledge what is shown to us, and to choose the reality that is found in the darkest corners of our silence. For the sake of mankind, this conversation cannot be understood in attainment, but in the questions our ancestors started before you and me. Universal laws govern our mind and heart that are not represented in labels and titles, that cannot have meanings from our own understanding.

“Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves. Don’t search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday for in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer.” — Rainier Maria Rilke

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