Socks Disappearing in the Laundry and Other Life Mysteries

by Guillermo Vidal | Jan 22, 2020 | Spiritual Development

We are not even at the end of Feruary and I have already lost my third sock in the laundry. Now, every time I open the sock drawer, I am reminded of this mishap by the three lone sock soldiers sitting idly waiting to hear news about their missing mates.

This is a mystery, for I have looked everywhere for these socks to no avail. I have searched within and without the washer and dryer, but there is no sign of them. They are lost in dirty sock oblivion. Someday, they may return home but, for now, I don’t know where they reside.

There is no rational explanation for why my socks go missing so often. Why socks? Why doesn’t this happen to my underwear or t-shirts?

There are events in life that cannot be explained

Ruminating about my lost socks reminds me about the mysteries of life. There is so much we don’t know or understand. This is particularly true when difficult things happen, like the loss of a loved one, a layoff, or a divorce. During times like these, we feel blindsided and don’t know where to look for answers.

Is this the human condition? Is it our fate to have our peaceful lives disrupted by events that are out of our…