Insanity is the storm which assaults the cabin that is my consciousness. I leave my window open, but I'm aware that that the wind will never be strong enough to tear down the walls

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Soular System

The world is at your feet. The problem is that most people say "What, it's just there? For free? What's the catch?" You have to take it as it comes, and enjoying every bit, because if you think about it, THERE'S NO REASON YOU SHOULDN'T. Go on a stroll around the orbit of your mind, and stop to admire it, to watch the beautiful blue beneath you, and know that that's where you come from. It takes distance to be able to truly appreciate and understand something, temporal or physical, so in order to know yourself, take a walk outside your spirit.

And just watch.

And in watching, you'll also notice how magnificent the sun is, and you'll bask in the morning light like no one else ever has. Jupiter is also there, but now it's not just a point among endless glowing periods, it's really there. A giant planet, rings slowly spinning, radiating.

Mars, it really is there, is your neighbour. Mostly you look at it, and you know it's supposed  to be there, but you've never quite seen it, never taken a quick tour along the hallways. But the rumours are true, it's red, it's round and it's there.

Finally, you discover there are satellites spinning around, beaming waves down, and feeding the planet with so much information, and it's something we never realize. It's thanks to those that you can even read these words. And they're there, all hundreds or thousands of them.

Then, you come back. And you look to the sky, and you don't see Jupiter or Mars, much less the satellites, and the sun is small and insignificant, but you know they're there, and you have full awareness of their existence.

Perspective is for free. It's there, you can grab it. Tax free. But the rebate is more than you can imagine.

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