Science, Spirituality, and Life

I have always wondered whether science, spirituality, and life are parallel lines or they have this unique distinct solution where they actually meet! or even fascinating, they are maybe just coinciding and we assume they are parallel! I haven't been that amused by science as such but still a few aspects that make me question the above are the tiny amusements I have. Like the Young's Double Slit Experiment (YDSE), when there's no observer, particles like electrons act as waves, creating an interference pattern. But when you observe them, they act like particles, choosing one path over the other. In essence, the act of observation collapses the wave function into a definite state. Now, I find it funny how that is linked so much with our lives, when there is an external observer, all of us are cautious and ordered like the definite state of electrons. On the other hand, just like the electrons without an observer (it can identify), we also just be ourselves and do the most random things, isn't it? We act mad, we laugh, we cry, we do really unmonitored things and honestly, fearlessly with no judgement! Likewise, if I have to link this with spirituality, the practice of meditation is solely based on the idea of us observing our body, going rather in the world inside of us. Now, see you might think I make no sense right now, but if I were to link life and spirituality in this scenario I would say that well, doesn't it make sense like it clearly tells us about the kind of definite state we honestly need to achieve and the kind of observation that really matters! Observe the world within and not without :) I'll take another example, The second law of thermodynamics states that nature wants entropy (disorderness) to increase always. Now, do you not have a bad day? a bad mood? well, lets not call it bad but the times where you feel you or someone you are close to was not in order (not perfect)? Can we not convince ourselves that at that time the nature acts it way out! It wants disorderness! Like Diamond over a span of millions of years, still has a tendency to naturally become Graphite, why then do we add so much pressure on ourselves and our loved ones to become a diamond? Doesn't spirituality also sometimes suggest more towards how imperfections add purpose to life! There are many more examples I suppose but I'm just another wanderer trying to quench my thoughts :)

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