Astronomy and Multiverses, Science And Knowledge, Reality And The Mind
- by Sofia Blue
- May 26, 2017
- 3 min read
If you follow and read my blog, you will notice something - I love astronomy and I read about quantum physics in my free time. That is a way for me to relax. To think about all possibilities, to realize how relative reality is. To imagine how much more there is than meets the eye... I am pretty sure subconsciously I want to believe there is another me, a better me out there. That life has a bigger meaning then simply eat, sleep, procreate. And that drives me mad! Sometimes life seems and feels so unnecessary, simply waste of air.
In moments like this a particular thing I found out helps me is to listen to the Space. I'm talking about how Jupiter and the rings of Saturn sing.
The moment I press Play and listen to it for exactly 3 seconds, I feel better. Irrespective of how depressed, angry, anxious I am, somehow these sounds of nothingness affect me on such a deep level.
Or is it nothingness? For me, it is nothingness inside of everythingness. What I mean is, I feel peace. I feel protection. I feel astonished. I feel S.P.A.C.E. Those sounds make me realize how small we actually are and how much bigger things really are. I know some people freak out at the idea that nothing of what they do actually will be remembered in the long term. Like Carl Sagan's legendary message - The Pale Blue Dot:
In a strange way knowing how small we are reminds me to take a breath. It reminds me nothing really depends on me. We like to think we are the rulers of our lives. But if that was so, why would we always put ourselves in bad positions? Why do things go to hell, if you say you control it all? My truth is that we are all interconnected. There are certain things each one of us has to go through. But for that to happen, we need to enter other people's lives and affect them as they affect us. We depend on each other. So, no matter how much you are in control, it never really goes down to you but to the crossing paths of seemingly random people.
Just consider for a moment this fact about the universe - nothing in space gets lost. All energy, all matter transforms into something new. Everything is interconnected. So, why are we so arrogant to believe we are not? We know we are made of star dust. Every single particle of you, all atoms, protons, cells, organs, maybe even the soul, are made of the same building blocks of all the stars, planets, moons. How fascinating is that?
We live in an era where we are blessed and cursed to know all this. Yet, there is so much more we still need to understand. Consequently, we search for more, we discover new facts about the universe and everything around us every day. After a while, the more knowledge we consume, the more confused we become. That is so stressful - trying to always catch up. We are drowning in so much information and knowledge that we lose ourselves. I constantly ask myself - what is all that? Is it real? Is it what it really seems to be? I lose touch with reality and I question it because I know how many more realities there are. The reality of the people of Syria, for example, is very different from the reality of rich Manhattan playboys. The reality of North Koreans is so incredibly far away from the reality of South Koreans. So how can we say there is only one reality?
No wonder my mind goes crazy. No wonder so many people start having mental issues. There is quite a lot of research that depression, anxiety, personality disorders, all of these usually happen to highly intelligent people. Why? Simple - we ask too many questions. Ignorance is bliss, people! If I could choose, I would definitely want to be a regular empty-headed bimbo who only cares about money (nothing against this type of people).
At the end of the day, I know I have to deal with the cards I was handled in life. So, I guess I should try to make the most of it. And so should you!
With Love,
Sofia Blue
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