I’ve been quiet for a while.
I needed some quiet time because if I had written anything the last few
days, it might not have come across in the spirit of making the world a better
place. It probably would have done
little more than satisfy my overwhelming need to rant like Dennis Miller or
Bill Maher or Louis CK.
Seriously. Click those links. I put them there on purpose.
Today is a new day--a particularly snowy Sunday here in my
world. I have a warm fur child on my lap
and I am still in my robe despite having finished my coffee. Guess what?
I’m not in any rush to change this arrangement.
I’ve spent some of my morning time pondering the
cosmos. I find looking at images of
Andromeda galaxy oddly calming. Looking
at pictures from our satellites and telescopes puts everything into
perspective. Just look at this one:
messier.seds.org
Lovely isn't it?
I relish pondering the possibility of life existing
elsewhere in the Multiverse. If life can
live in the harsh environments like acid pools or deep sea heat vents on Earth,
imagine what other worlds could be brewing.
How egocentric to assume that we are the end-all-be-all of life. To think that we are all there is limits us
in so many ways. Stopping to consider for a brief moment that in the scheme of
what we now know about cosmology, humans are in fact tiny little pinpoints helps keep me
in perspective of the trials and tribulations of my day to day life. Sometimes space feels the need to remind us
of our vulnerability. Like this for example:
ibtimes.com
Space is just a cosmic pool hall sometimes.
When I stop to listen to cosmologists, I am filled with
wonder and awe. Listen to my physicist boyfriend
on the topic:
Oh yeah, baby! That big brain is uber sexy!
I guess my problems at work seem trivial in the scope of a
myriad of bubble universes. The problems still
need to be resolved mind you because it is my reality five days a week to make the
best of the situation. I still live in a
country that continues to grapple with how to make the best decisions for our
laws and success in the world. At the
same time, we ridicule, we shame, we kill and maim instead of celebrating the
wonder of our world. I still live in a
world where humanity knows precisely how to destroy itself, but at times
forgets how to thrive together as one entity.
We often forget that harmony is way more fun than arguing over
dogma.
Kaku’s comparison to ants drives home that concept of
humility for humanity. Pausing to
appreciate just how vast the cosmos truly is keeps me in perspective. It gives me another way to view everything
around me. What’s really important in
life? How do I keep moving ahead with
peace and serenity instead of anxiety and pain?
I have but one life.
I’d rather it be as peaceful as possible. As turbulent as the cosmos is, it reminds me
that so much more exists to ponder than the money in my account, the turmoil of
assessment, the debate over gun control and whether or not an American will be
named Pope. I leave you with my favorite
Calvin and Hobbes cartoon.
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