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June 20, 2005

Alan Cumming

Number one shooting star at the moment on Yahoo! search engine - indicator of what people are most looking for - is Alan Cumming. When told this, my initial response was "Who?" Well a quick search discovered that this young Scot has been a very busy lad, with seven movies either in pre- production, filming or post-production as I write. A busy boy.

But it begs the question: what is it that sets people off on different searches? Is there a search for "The Meaning of Life"? The search item "Mauritius" is the second biggest mover for the day. With the temperatures in Melbourne hovering around 12 C I think I might join that one.

The questions people ask, the information that we seek, is much more important than the answers. The things which move us to action, lead us to a quest, or prompt us to reflect: these are the things which shape us.

Some people treat religious texts somewhat akin to a search engine: type in our question and hope to get a simple answer. In reality the real stuff of life does not emerge in that way, but requires a willingness to search, to dialogue, to probe...

Unless of course you are a fan of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, where the meaning of life is...

Posted by gary at June 20, 2005 02:01 PM

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