by shaun lawton
Let us begin at the heart
of it all. Right here, right now.
The only place to be in the universe.
Modern people have a tendency
to gravitate toward the cutting edge
of scientific discovery.
Yet we must take care not to lose
touch with the center of being upon
which we are all grounded.
The evolution of man describes
an atavistic circumlocution.
We perceive new incoming data.
While doing so, we tend to reject
the ancient wisdom in favor of this
new staggering paradigm.
A lot of bygone knowledge
may be ranked today among the super-
stitious and patently false, yes.
Yet a good portion of outmoded thought
still remains relevant today if we remain
open minded. For instance, the idea
that we are at the center of the universe
holds credibility in outer space.
Yet if truth were told, even
our modern conceptions
of space and time itself fall
short of the reality.
Einstein hinted at this by
indicating they are not separate,
but refer to a spacetime continuum.
Clarification sets in when one
recognizes these are words
describing a natural phenomenon.
It would serve us just as well
to replace these words
with any suitable configuration
of symbology. The words spelled
out as they appear in our lexicons
are not so important as our under
standing itself. We may better
comprehend the real nature
of our solar system and universe
by remembering this.
For instance, for an experiment
try considering that space
itself does not even
really exist at all.
Think of space as
the conceptual equivalent
of the number "zero" as it
pertains to arithmetic.
The numeral zero is not
so much a number
as it is the representation
of the absence of numbers.
In a similar fashion, space
itself may be thought of as
the intermediary area in
between matter. That is to say,
it serves us well to think of "space"
as something that doesn't actually exist,
like zero. In this example, we are left
with only "time" to consider,
something that is generated
by motion. The Earth's spin
and its motion revolving
about the Sun literally
creates time as we travel
in orbit. In this manner
we are easily led to
perceive that "time"
itself is manifested
by a physical means.
It's a productive
thought experiment
which can allow
individuals to better
comprehend our situation.
Once we realize that time
appears to be the effect
of celestial bodies in motion,
we grasp the truth.
We learn the relative
truth of our condition
existing here on this planet
circling our central star.
Recognize the veracity
of the idea we are not
merely the center of
the universe but
of existence itself.
Caught in the moment
in the eye of a storm
of humanity forming
on the event horizon
of our manifesting dream
A perception.
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