There’s so much that can be said about the universe we’re a part of. It seems as though the more we learn the less we know. Expanding inexhaustibly, the universe is bewildering to the human mind. With its exactness and accuracy, one has to ask how something so awe-inspiring came to be.
Although we as humans have evolved into cultivated beings, mathematics and science can’t answer metaphysical questions- the human mind is more limited that we’ve been taught to believe.
The way the universe is expanding has become more apparent with technology, but the expansion is also very furtive. We know so much but we also lack significant knowledge.
As I write this, so much is going on in space. As I walked by the beach today, consciousness proliferated under my feet. Earthworms, ants, and the many other species are (like us) fully sentient.
It was an amazing walk. I felt like I bonded with nature, especially a cat that was also going for a walk.
In a book I read a while ago (titled “Journey of the Universe”), the authors state that one of the most magnificent features of the universe is “the elegance of its expansion.” I could not agree more.
I’ve come to learn that the universe is made with great accuracy. If the universe expanded one millionth of a percent slower or faster, we would not be here. The universe was expanding and is still developing with just the perfect rate in order for life to materialize.
My experiences in college refined my understanding of stars. I bought a set of binoculars, took astronomy courses, and went on star gazing trips. Never had I thought of stars as anything more than merely giant balls of gas.
I then learned that stars go through a stringent process in order to become the radiant objects we see in the sky. Stars do not just glow in the sky, but they communicate and inspire. I can only imagine how our ancestors felt in the dark nights as they looked at the vast sky with the glowing stars above them.
Can you imagine being in the silent desert back then, gazing at the stars?
Life is such a miracle. What if we could see the stars with no artificial lights or pollution? Unfortunately, stars are destined to explode. Looking at the sky at night, I also get an idea of just how small we are.
We have developed a false (in my opinion) sense of self-importance. We are so little compared to the vast universe. Just another star. Our planet is special in that it harbors life.
Everything in human life has a beginning and an end. In a hundred years, most people alive today will be dead. There’s no reason to be thanatophobic about it, it’s a reality of the human experience. Everything will be so different.
The trees, spiders, flowers, and rivers are going to die. Everything is going to dissolve. Stars explode with so much violence that they turn any nearby planet to dust.
The authors of the book “Journey of the Universe” bring up a good point:
“Are our passions and dreams, as well as our anguish and loss, woven into the fabric of the universe itself?”