Uncertainty: it keeps us on our toes!

Just like the Taoist belief that "the only thing that is constant is change," the only thing that is certain is uncertainty. I LOVE this about the universe. In fact, if it wasn't for this nature of things, we wouldn't be here now. It's those moments of chaotic veering from the norm that often brings along the most amazing creations. Even if we know for ceratin that a healthy sperm will fertilize a healthy egg if they come in contact, we can't know for certain that the zygote will survive to full term and eventually be a crying baby. and even if we knew all of the chromosomes that went into creating that baby, there is no way that we could be certain just what s/he would turn out like-- how all of those elements of physical and behavioral (and perhaps even karmic) characteristics would combine to form this perfectly unique creation.
i LOVE that even in our most certain moments, there always exists an "ounce" of uncertainty, and when we feel completely uncertain, with no answer in sight, there's always a little part of us, that "knows"-- whether we know how, or are willing, to access this information is yet another variable.
Moments of beauty come from not knowing exactly what to expect and being pleasanlty astounded by the turnout. Of course, being uncertain all of the time can feel very vulnerable. Sometimes, uncertainty can be followed by tragedy or unwanted change-- when things seem to be going one way and then an out-of-the-blue situation changes everything. This is life and without this ever-fluxing, ever-diverging nature of creation our senses would be left untantilized, our stories uninteresting and our ideas nothing more than what people were expecting to hear.