Planet Cosmic Ocean

Planet Cosmic Ocean

The surface of our planet is the shore of the cosmic ocean.

The Cosmos is reach beyond measure, – in exquisite interrelationships, in elegant facts, in the subtle machinery of awe.

From the surface of the Earth we have learned most of what we know. And only recently we waded out to sea, enough to dampen our toes or, at most, wet our ankles. The ocean calls. And we see that the water seems inviting. We like the water. Some part of our being knows the water is from where we came. We long to return (these aspirations are not irreverent, although they may trouble whatever gods may be).

Anyway, the Earth is a place. It is by no means the only place. It is not even a typical place, because no star, or planet, or galaxy can by typical. The only typical place is within the vacuum…

Age and size of the Cosmos are beyond ordinary human understanding. Image: © Megan Jorgensen (Elena)

Age and Size of the Cosmos

The age and size of the Cosmos are beyond ordinary human understanding. The Cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be. In fact, our feeblest contemplations of the Cosmos stirs the human race, there is a tingling in the spine, a catch in the voice, a faint sensation, as if a distant memory, of falling from a height. We know we are approaching the greatest of mysteries, but we still know nothing about the Cosmos.

From a cosmic perspective, our concerns seem insignificant and even petty. But lost somewhere between immensity and eternity, our young and curious species who populate our tiny planetary home, is brave and shows much promise.

Indeed, in the last few millennia we have made the most astonishing and unexpected discoveries about the Cosmos and our place within it. We have made explorations that are exhilarating to consider and which remind us that humans have evolved to wonder.