From the north-west corner
Mar. 12th, 2004 10:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gridlore.. of a brand-new crescent Earth...
Earth seen in Martian sunrise.
That little dot is everything we are. Sumerians to Shakespeare to The Scorpions. Dinosaurs to Deadheads. The sum total of our existence seen as a morning star.
I'm feeling a little overwhelmed here at the moment.
Earth seen in Martian sunrise.
That little dot is everything we are. Sumerians to Shakespeare to The Scorpions. Dinosaurs to Deadheads. The sum total of our existence seen as a morning star.
I'm feeling a little overwhelmed here at the moment.
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Date: 12 Mar 2004 10:10 (UTC)no subject
Date: 12 Mar 2004 10:29 (UTC)We go outside on a clear, starry night. I say, "Look at the thousands of visible points of light, and remember that there are quadrillions you can't see.
"Now we know that it's quite possible that each point of light has given birth to civilizations that, at the very least, are on a par with ours.
"Now, scream at the top of your lungs at the universe: "I AM SIGNIFICANT!""
Most can't do it.
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Date: 12 Mar 2004 14:35 (UTC)I wouldn't be able to scream it, but I'd be able to say it with assurance. I just don't like screaming. Screaming that phrase in particular seems rather paradoxical... if it's true, saying it loudly won't make it more true, and if it's false, saying it loudly won't make it less false.