Whenever I explain what evolution is, I say simply this: Evolution is a cosmic process that is going somewhere in and through time. And we are all part of that process. This simple fact is potentially life-transforming, but it’s also hard to grasp at a deep level. The process that created us is moving. We tend to see the world around us as static. But it’s not. It’s going somewhere. We’re going somewhere. Awakening to this truth about all of manifestation changes the way we see the world around us and our place in it. The biggest and most important part of this awakening is that we discover our power to affect where the process that created us is going. We realize the ultimate reason for our own existence: to be a spiritual hero, to boldly take responsibility for the future of the process itself.
—Andrew Cohen
According to my Websters, evolution means: process of development, as from a simple to a complex form, or of a gradual, progressive change, as in social or economic structure; a movement that is part of a series or pattern; a setting free or giving off, as of gas in a chemical reaction. It also has several specialized meanings, such as those found in Biology, Mathematics and the Military.
Do we really need more?
If we are are here to communicate, we had better use words in ways that are understandable to others.
Other than that, I sympathize with Mr. Cohen’s sentiments. We do need to take responsibility for the future of the process.