We have studied Stonehenge for centuries—and still cannot say with certainty why it was built.
Standing before it, I expected that mystery to make the monument feel less significant.
Instead, it made me wonder whether we have become too uncomfortable with not knowing.
We want certainty before changing direction.
Proof that our efforts will pay off.
An explanation for every difficult season.
A clear purpose behind every decision.
But life rarely provides those assurances in advance.
Some decisions only make sense years later. Some setbacks eventually lead us somewhere we never intended to go. And some things remain meaningful even when we cannot fully explain or measure their value.
Perhaps the better question is not always:
“Can I be certain this will work?”
But instead:
“Given what I know today, is this still a worthwhile step to take?”
This does not mean making careless decisions. It means accepting that thoughtful decisions can still produce uncertain outcomes—and that uncertainty does not automatically make them wrong.
Stonehenge has stood for thousands of years without giving us a definitive explanation for its existence. Yet people continue to travel across the world to experience it.
Perhaps not everything meaningful needs to be completely understood.
As I stood there, I found myself reflecting:
What am I postponing because I am waiting for complete certainty?
When was the last time I took time to admire the beauty and mystery of all that is around me?
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