How close to the event horizon of a black hole does one have to get before being sucked in is inevitable? Always our attention is first and foremost attracted to the light rather than the darkness. Taking a picture of a black hole took international…
We know the purpose of the Forum Romanum, we can speculate as to the reasons behind the war depicted on the Vulture Stele (other than those written, loosely translated “I dreamed god approved”) but in the grand scheme of things time is oblivious. Rather than…
Patterns weave themselves through our lives unasked. The Chinese Artist Shitao followed “yihua”, which teaches that every design begins and ends with a single stroke, all united. Sometimes it’s easy to see the pattern, at others, frustratingly, it’s not.
You’d think we’d get it right as so much of history repeats itself, but no matter how hard we try human nature hasn’t evolved all that much. It’s deja vous all over again. When focused inward perspective is lost. What is changing is the scope…
Sometimes it seems like time flashes by, at others it seems to take light years to reach desired destinations. If only there were some way to step outside time so that long periods dragging out are skipped, banked to spend on times we wish would…
The war between ambition and contentment is a constant, if it wasn’t civilization would not have evolved and the stars would be out of reach. The yearning for more, channeled toward positive goals, can overcome limitations making nothing impossible.