A perception.

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.