You Are Here to Try to Understand

“But if you already know, how can I make a choice?" Neo asks the Oracle in a pivotal scene from The Matrix. The exchange begins with the Oracle offering Neo a piece of candy while they discuss his potential role as "The One." Humanity's prophesied savior. Her response cuts to the heart of existence. "Because you didn't come here to make the choice, you've already made it. You're here to try to understand why you made it."

What begins with a simple candy offering unfolds into one of humanity's eternal questions. Are we truly free to choose, or merely acting out a predetermined script?

The Yogi philosophy teaches that our souls choose certain experiences before incarnation. Much like how we progress through school grade by grade, each step matters. Just as a student doesn't randomly jump into calculus before learning basic math, souls select specific life circumstances that provide the right learning opportunities for their current stage of evolution. Each soul knows what it needs. The lessons come in order. They must.