Where Do I Come From?

Do I really care? There are many thoughts and ideas in my mind that distract from the puzzle of where, why and when.
I am the center of my universe with normal human curiosity, for which Eve seduced Adam out of paradise. That is to get answers for questions god denied them. I am reading THE ILLUSTRATED “A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME,” the updated and expanded edition from Bantam, 1996. A physically heavy book, it is at first glance, a work of art. As I delve deeper I find it full of humor and common examples that Stephen Hawking uses to translate cosmic equations into ideas for my imagination. He creates images I can relate to.
In my own world I do what I can to encourage young people to search first, to find out if someone already has answers to their questions and, if not, to consider how they can do their own search. It is in the imagination of following generations that the ultimate answer of the origin of the cosmos might emerge. I do not worry overmuch because I am satisfied to know I came about by natural selection.
That may very well have begun with the big bang. Although I seriously doubt it. Where did the stuff of the bang come from?
I recommend this book. Full of humor and wit. And wonderful illustrations by Moonrunner Design also using reproductions with lasers, Landsat and other modern technologies.
Stephen Hawking, Bantam, 1996.
Naomi Sherer