The world was once very different.
The world was once very different, many times over.
20,000 years ago was very different. 20,000,000 years was unrecognisable to Our Mortal Eyes. (I’ve started another book, which has already got me hooked. Otherlands by Thomas Halliday).
It’s only from one tiny second, one tiny year to the next when, with our limited vision, everything looks familiar and, to an extent, comprehensible. Even then….
But it’s so helpful that some humans have been able to make amazing discoveries about the nature and history of our planet and our universe. It’s a big advantage for us modern day humanoids, even if only in our limited imaginations, to be able to stand back and look at the big picture from the perspective of vast distances in time. Or, as we gaze out into the universe, vast distances in space. And time.
I can’t comprehend it. I’m not a physicist, or any other kind of ist, in case you were wondering. But it’s worth at least trying to picture these enormities in scale. It’s both humbling and liberating. If we let it be.
Also, for those of us who are songwriters, there’s an awful lot of material out there. It can add a very interesting texture to our smaller scaler, intimate, human stories.
But don’t forget to breathe.
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