Symbol of the Skull

While different forms of religion have tried to explain things like how we came to be, devoting entire art galleries and armies of statues to these stories, the skulls have been buried beneath the ground all along.  It is the same ground monasteries are built on.  It is the same land where we produce beautifully-decorated crucifixes, Mijolnir medallions, dreamcatchers, and voodoo dolls.  These are all symbols that we have created along with the stories behind them.  They are made by us.  They are made by humans.  Skulls however, were crafted along with atoms and solar systems, not by us, but by something unknown.  It is arrogant to claim that we do know.  We don’t.  All we can do is guess.       

What we do know is that skulls are real.  Whether you believe in the gradual process of evolution or not, there is no denying the evidence of pre-existing stages of humans.  We have changed.  It is the truth.  While a crucifix may be a comforting symbol, it is the way of the conformist.  It is the way of one who obeys without questioning.  It is the way of believing what you are told, even if it has no evidence.  Next time you see the symbol of a skull, remember what it really means.  Like it or not, there is one in you and it is not exactly like any other one in existence.